Student Hearing Aid Audiologist - London, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

Description

Main area Audiology Grade

NHS AfC:
Band 5
Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site St Anns Hospital, Dept of Audiology Town London Salary £32,720 - £39,769 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 19/04/2024 08:00
Adult Audiologist


NHS AfC:
Band 5

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This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Whittington Health Audiology and Vestibular Medicine Service
AFC - Band 5

Full time substantive post, 37.An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Band 5 Audiologists to join our friendly team to deliver a quality Adult assessment and rehabilitation care pathway.

Clinics are held at a number of locations across Haringey and Islington.
The postholder will be based predominantly at St Ann's hospital, although there will be rotation at other sites.
We also work closely with UCL/Middlesex university to provide clinical placements for BSc students.
To perform routine audiological assessments on adults without direct supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

To select and fit hearing aids to routine adult clients referred from General Practitioners, and internally via ENT/ Consultant Audiological Physician as directed.

To assist senior Audiological staff/medical staff with non- routine diagnostic and rehabilitative cases for both adults and children.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone.

We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences.

We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

To perform routine audiological assessments on adults without direct supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

To select and fit hearing aids to routine adult clients referred from General Practitioners, and internally via ENT/ Consultant Audiological Physician as directed.

To assist senior Audiological staff/medical staff with non- routine diagnostic and rehabilitative cases for both adults and children.
BSc in Audiology/ or equivalent acceptable for registration
Hearing aid fitting and review of Adult patients
Basic knowledge of diagnostic audio- vestibular test techniques
Oto-acoustic emissions clinics

PERSONAL QUALITIES

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols.

All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
Participate in required training and supervision.

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.

Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.

Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns.

In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating.

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Abhay Gupta Job title Clinical Scientist in Audiology Email address Telephone number Additional information Please note that there will be likely practical interviews held for successful candidates.

For further information please contact Abhay Gupta, Clinical Scientist in Audiology on
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