Audiology Associate Practitioner - Brecon, United Kingdom - Powys Teaching Health Board

Powys Teaching Health Board

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Brecon, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The role will involve performing hearing assessments and assist withdeveloping the individual care/management plans of patients with hearingloss. The overall clinical objective will be to intervene to meet the social andcommunication needs of patients.

The post holder will be expected to routinely demonstrate clinical judgement on a range of presenting clinical facts or scenarios, requiring analysis and comparison/selection of management options.

Aside from formal training provision, clinical supervision and mentoring will be accessible during the normal schedule of the working day.

The post holder will also be required to use scientific/analytical skills within a role supporting audit and development activity within the service.

The post holder will complete an 18 month Audiology course and associated in-post training programme that will build upon their existing generic scientific knowledge and skills.

They will work to locally and nationally agreed protocols.

The course will provide experience in interventions with routine/non-complex hearing pathologies/disabilities for patients of all ages, but with a particular focus on developing skills in hearing testing, fitting of hearing aids and other elements of adult rehabilitation.

The post holder will work closely with the Training Co-ordinator/Officer and more senior members of staff, supervisors and mentors to follow thecurriculum for the Audiology Training Programme.