Audiologist

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; St Helier; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Audiology invites applications from newly qualified Audiologists to join our team. You will work under supervision to develop essential diagnostic and rehabilitation skills for both adult and paediatric patients.

You must have a BSc Audiology or equivalent (BAAT/CAC or CCC-diploma) and NHS or equivalent experience. The role covers routine audiological investigations, hearing aid fitting and follow-up, plus clinic support for ENT services.

Qualifications

• BSc Audiology or equivalent (BAAT or CAC qualifications, or an approved diploma with CCC).
• NHS or other experience consistent with your qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine audiological investigations on individuals of all ages, to support the differential diagnosis of auditory dysfunction.
• Agree aural rehabilitation for adult patients, including the selection, fitting and exchange of NHS digital hearing aids, taking of aural impressions and advising on assistive listening devices.
• Complete routine follow up checks of hearing aid use
• Undertake routine hearing aid repair/servicing clinics
• Assist in the performance of tests and auditory rehabilitation programmes for young children.
• Assist with the performance of advanced tests of middle ear function, vestibular function tests, tinnitus evaluation and objective measurement procedures.
• Perform ward visits to in patients requiring assessment or hearing aid issue or repair
• Provide audiological support for ENT and Audiological Medicine clinics
• Undertake assessments of patients with hearing difficulties using the direct referral system, under supervision as appropriate.
• Manage own time effectively to include planning of workload in collaboration with other team members.

Skills

Audiology expertise

Patient communication

Time management

Education

BSc Audiology or equivalent

BAAT or CAC qualifications

Approved diploma with CCC

Job description

If you are driven by quality, patient and staff engagement, a desire to improve patient care and want to work within a Trust similarly committed then this is a post you will want to apply for. Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Audiology is committed to providing the highest quality services to the population we serve, or audiology departments are state of the art and our team is outstanding. So we are looking for an outstanding clinician to join our team You will have a BSC Audiology or equivalent ( BAAT or CAC qualifications, or an approved diploma with CCC.) You must have appropriate NHS or other experience consistent with your qualifications. This post is for a newly qualified Audiologist. It is an opportunity to develop your basic skills and confidence under the appropriate supervision. To work as part of the audiology team to provide diagnostics and auditory rehabilitation for both the Adult and Paediatric service

• Perform routine audiological investigations on individuals of all ages, to support the differential diagnosis of auditory dysfunction.
• Agree aural rehabilitation for adult patients, including the selection, fitting and exchange of a range of NHS digital hearing aids, the taking of aural impressions and giving advice on assistive listening devices.
• Complete routine follow up checks of hearing aid use
• Undertake routine hearing aid repair/servicing clinics
• Assist in the performance of tests and auditory rehabilitation programmes for young children.
• Assist with the performance of advanced tests of middle ear function, vestibular function tests, tinnitus evaluation and objective measurement procedures.
• Perform ward visits to in patients requiring assessment or hearing aid issue or repair
• Provide audiological support for ENT and Audiological Medicine clinics
• Undertake assessments of patients with hearing difficulties using the direct referral system, under supervision as appropriate.
• Manage own time effectively to include planning of workload in collaboration with other team members.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.