Associate Audiologist

Forest Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Mansfield is seeking an Associate Audiology Practitioner to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care within the Audiology Department. The role involves conducting diagnostic procedures, managing caseloads, and supporting hearing rehabilitation. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and have experience working with diverse patient groups, upholding the highest standards of patient care and compliance with clinical guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience with diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology procedures.
• Ability to manage a caseload independently.
• Knowledge of clinical guidelines and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audio assessments and diagnostic procedures.
• Provide diagnostic information to patients and clinicians.
• Support and manage hearing rehabilitation programmes.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Clinical investigation

Understanding of patient care

Job description

Overview

The Associate Audiology Practitioner plays a key role in delivering a high-quality, patient-centred Audiology service at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Working within the Audiology Department and reporting to the Head of Audiology, the post holder plans and conducts a range of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology procedures for adults and children, in line with national evidence, best practice and clinical guidelines.

The role involves undertaking clinical investigations, assessing hearing needs, interpreting results, and providing diagnostic information and advice to ENT clinicians, other professionals, patients and carers. The post holder supports the implementation, evaluation and ongoing management of hearing rehabilitation programmes, ensuring care is effective, safe and tailored to individual patient needs.

The Associate Audiology Practitioner works with a high degree of autonomy within agreed protocols, managing their own caseload while contributing to service quality, audit, research and continuous improvement. Strong communication skills are essential, particularly when working with hearing-impaired, elderly, frail or vulnerable patients and children.

The role also contributes to maintaining a safe, inclusive and supportive working environment, upholding Trust policies, equality and diversity principles, and high standards of clinical governance to ensure excellent patient care and experience across the Audiology service.

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We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King\'s Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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