Audiologist

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust in Manchester as an Audiologist providing comprehensive audiological services. You will work within a diverse team in a state-of-the-art facility, supporting patients of all ages with hearing and balance issues. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications, experience in the NHS, and a passion for innovative healthcare solutions.

Qualifications

• BSc or diploma in Audiology or equivalent with clinical competency required.
• Maintenance of continual professional development essential.
• Proven experience in Audiology setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and rehabilitating adults with hearing loss.
• Providing comprehensive hearing, balance, and implant services to patients.
• Supervising the training of junior staff and evidence of leadership.

Skills

Clinical competency

Communication

Team leadership

Education

BSc or diploma in Audiology

BAAT I and II

Registration with RCCP or HCPC

Job description

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We are looking for a dynamic audiologist to join us at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Our department is unique in providing all hearing, balance and implant services for adults and childrenunder one management structure and within one hospital Trust. You will have a varied audiology position within our state-of-the-art purpose built centre with opportunities to develop future specialisms. In addition, the department has close educational and research links to Manchester University. Successful candidates should have a BSc in Audiology/ Healthcare science or equivalent.

For informal enquiries please contact Danny Kearney, Lead for Adult Audiology on 0161 701 1747 or [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic audiologist to join us at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Our department is unique in providing all hearing, balance and implant services for adults and children under one management structure and within one hospital Trust. The main duties will be in the assessment and rehabilitation of adults with hearing loss. You will have a varied audiology position within our state-of-the-art purpose built centre with opportunities to develop future specialisms.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc or diploma in Audiology or Neurosensory Sciences (Audiology) with clinical competency or equivalent
• BAAT I and II
• Registration with RCCP or HCPC
• Maintenance of continual professional development

Knowledge and Experience

• Proven experience of working in an Audiology setting or equivalent
• Experience of dealing with the general public
• Knowledge and understanding of professional policies and procedures
• Past experience in an NHS background
• Evidence of team/group leadership
• Experience with training and development of junior members of staff
• Experience of working in a UKAS accredited service
• Experience of providing hearing services to AQP standards

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.