Audiology Associate Practitioner - Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom - Powys Teaching Health Board

Powys Teaching Health Board

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Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom

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Description

Clinical functions are as follows:
perform initial assessments for defined patient categories whoattend audiology clinics through open access or planned care clinics.
Take aural (ear mould) impressions on patients aged 5 years andabove.
Perform routine audiological physiological measurementinvestigations such as puretone audiometry and tympanometry.
Perform real ear physiological measurements under local clinicalsupervision and programme hearing aid systems for optimumpatient benefit.
Fault find technological problems with hearing aids and their use bypatients.

Carry out domiciliary visits to housebound patients and visit patientson hospital wards to carry out hearing aid maintenance, adjustmentor ear mould impressions.

Participate and assist with school screening and/or assist with morecomplex hearing assessments (under direct supervision) whenrequired.

Recognise their own limits of competence and levels of responsibilityand autonomy at all times within the approved scope of practice.

They will maintain their personal competence and work as areflective practitioner in order to deliver high quality client care.
Ensure work is carried out within the standard operating proceduresof the Department, and policies of the Organisation.
Refer to supervising Audiologist when required where more complexpatient situations are seen in agreement with local protocols.

Morecomplex activities will be performed under close supervision The post holder will :
Plan and prioritise own workload, including that related to their owntraining.
Complete clinical record journal entries and journal template proformasin conjunction with locally agreed protocols.
Perform designated clinical administrative functions and tasks, including,stock management within the service.
Undertake daily equipment calibration and preparation.
Maintaining accurate records and statistics of all activities.