Audiologist

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Staff physiotherapy

Prayer room

Discounted gym memberships

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Wagestream access

Park & Ride

Counselling support

On-site nursery

Staff cafe discounts

Career development

Flexible staff bank

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for an audiology role at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn. The post involves working within a diverse audiology service including adult rehabilitation, tinnitus and hearing therapy, and paediatric assessment, with domiciliary work in some cases.

The ideal candidate will be motivated to deliver a high-quality adult rehabilitation service to our patients, with opportunities to contribute to audit, training and

Qualifications

• Autonomous practice within adult rehabilitation clinics, from assessment to fitting and reviews.
• Experience in assessing hearing loss in non-routine (complex) populations.
• Ability to fit hearing aids in non-routine (complex) populations.

Responsibilities

• Autonomous practice within adult rehabilitation clinics from assessment to hearing aid fitting and reviews.
• Assessment of hearing loss in non-routine (complex) populations.
• Fitting of hearing aids in non-routine (complex) populations.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Hearing aid fitting

Assessment of hearing loss

Job description

Join our friendly team based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in King's Lynn and enjoy the variety of work that comes from being part of our complex Audiology service. The wider NNUH & QEH team is made up of senior assistant audiologists, associate audiologists, audiologists, Clinical Scientists, hearing therapists and a newborn hearing screening team.

The department offers a complex adult rehabilitative service, tinnitus and hearing therapy services and paediatric assessment and (re)hab service (0-18 years). Domiciliary work is also undertaken.

Our department places an emphasis on quality and raising standards in audiology.

The ideal candidate will be somebody who is motivated to deliver a high-quality adult rehabilitation service to our patients.

The Main Responsibilities Include

• Autonomous practice within adult rehabilitation clinics from assessment to hearing aid fitting and reviews
• Assessment of hearing loss in non-routine (complex) populations
• Fitting of hearing aids in non-routine (complex) populations

We host an STP trainee and would welcome the successful candidate to contribute to training. There may be a need to support more junior members of the team and provide advice and guidance to our assistant and associate audiologists.

There is a strong culture of auditing our work to ensure best practice, and we would like the successful candidate to be actively involved in this work.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Beth-Anne Mancktelow Job title: Audiology Head of Service Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01603 286 286