Audiologist

St. Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a part-time Audiology clinician to deliver routine diagnostic hearing assessments and hearing-aid based rehabilitation. The role blends autonomous clinical practice, patient counselling, equipment management, and service quality improvements.

The post involves working across hospital and community settings, supervising students and junior staff, with travel between sites.

Qualifications

• BSc Audiology or equivalent.
• RCCP Registered or working towards registration as newly qualified.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care in one or more specialist audiology areas.
• Maintain and update clinical records for activities undertaken.
• Supervise or train less experienced staff and assess students.
• Lead a team in a specialist area when required.
• Contribute to service quality and continuous improvement.

Skills

Pure tone audiometry

Tympanometry

Real-ear measurements

Hearing aid fitting

IT skills

Education

BSc Audiology Degree

RCCP Registration

Tools

Audiology equipment

Audiology software

Job description

Job overview

Part Time Hours - 26 hours per week
Three days - flexible depending on the needs of the service
This early-career role is suitable for a fully qualified clinician to deliver routine diagnostic hearing assessments and provides hearing-aid-based rehabilitation. The role combines autonomous clinical practice, patient counselling, equipment management, and contribution to service quality.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of this role is to provide a range of clinical care working in one or more specialist areas of audiology.

The post holder is responsible for maintaining clinical records in relation to the activities carried out.

The post holder will also supervise or train less experienced staff, assess and supervise students and be a point of contact for junior staff regarding routine cases, and provide advice regarding the specialist area(s) they work in.

The post holder may also lead a team working in a specialist area.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Audiology Degree or equivalent
• RCCP Registered or if newly qualified working towards registration

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience at working at Band 5 level
• Evidence of clinical competence
• Experience of fitting advanced digital hearing aids

Skills

Essential criteria

• Analysis of test pure tone audiometry and tympanometry results
• Competent use of audiological equipment and software
• Performing real ear measurements including real ear to coupler difference, RECD
• I.T Skills

Other

Essential criteria

• The post involves sitting, walking and stooping to look in ears and place headsets on the patient in a variety of settings across both sites and community and domiciliary settings
• Good hand to eye coordination and dexterity
• Travelling between hospital and community audiology sites
• Be able to carry equipment and pull a trolley
• The post requires frequent use of concentration in assessing patients and negotiating individual care plans as some appointments last 90 minutes.
• Conveying detailed and complex information to patients and carers where there may be significant communication barriers
• Communicating with a wide variety of people including patients, carers, medical staff, social care and the public
• The post holder will be exposed to sensitive, emotional and occasionally distressing circumstances and may treat people who are at the end of life or aggressive
• The post holder will work in consulting rooms and soundproof booths within the Audiology department and occasionally visit the wards and residential care homes
• Routinely encounters unpleasant smells and sights within the ward and residential home visits
• The soundproof booths and small consulting rooms often become stuffy and can feel claustrophobic
• The post holder will be using a visual display frequently sat at a work station.

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.