Band 5 Bank Audiology Staff - Walsall, United Kingdom - Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

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Walsall, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Bank work as part of the audiology team providing routine assessment of adults and school age children referred to the Audiology department at Walsall Manor Hospital.

This will include patients referred directly to audiology via their G.P. or for patients attending ENT outpatient clinics. The post holder may be required to assist in the assessment of younger children depending on experience. This post involves fitting hearing aids and supporting patients in their use as part of their rehabilitation.

The post holder will be expected to provide services within the hospital, at outreach clinics and in patients' homes when required.

Undertake routine clinical caseloads in Adult Audiology without supervision, at Walsall Manor Hospital and at outreach clinics.

This will include providing Audiology cover for ENT clinics and a full hearing assessment and hearing aid fitting service, to include hearing assessments, reassessments, fittings, reviews and repairs of NHS hearing aids.

The Audiology team at Walsall Manor Hospital are a friendly, enthusiastic and busy group of staff, consisting of 16 Audiologists, 1 Hearing and Balance Therapist, 3 Assistant Technical Officers and 5 Administrators.

The department consists of an Adult Audiology service, a Paediatric Audiology service and a Hearing and Balance service.

The bulk of our work is carried out at the Manor Hospital, with some patients seen at outreach clinics within the wider area and at home visits.

To work as part of the audiology team providing routine assessment of adults and school age children referred to the department.

The post holder will be expected to provide services within the hospital, at outreach clinics and in patients' homes when required.

Key Responsibilities
To perform independently all aspects of routine hearing assessments on adults and school age children
To perform all aspects of adult hearing aid provision including assessment, fitting, verification, repair, rehabilitation and counselling.

To undertake GP referrals for the provision of hearing aids within the agreed criteria, including onward referral for ENT Consultant assessment.

To liaise with other primary care professionals to promote effective multi-agency communication.
To communicate outcomes and plan treatments whilst identifying and overcoming barriers to communication.
To help ensure that statistical information is collected and that stock control of hearing aids is maintained. To undertake the receipt/despatch of aural impressions/ear-moulds.
Ensure the availability of up-to-date patient information leaflets
Assist in the reconditioning of hearing aid systems
To maintain patient records ensuring that data entered on Audiology Patient Management Systems is accurate and current.
In addition, individual staff have a major role in suggesting and implementing improvement to services and in exercising professional responsibility for both themselves and their peers within an open 'no blame' culture