Audiologist

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring and motivated audiologist to join a friendly team at a leading NHS Trust. This full-time role involves delivering patient-centered assessments, fitting hearing aids, and participating in innovative service development. The successful candidate will work with both adults and children, performing diagnostic procedures and managing rehabilitative caseloads. With a commitment to professional development and a culture of inclusion, this is a fantastic chance to make a meaningful impact in the community while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• BSc in Audiology or equivalent with NHS experience required.
• Experience in adult audiology assessment and fitting hearing aids.

Responsibilities

• Conduct diagnostic audiological procedures and recommend care plans.
• Manage rehabilitative patient caseloads and perform tinnitus assessments.
• Supervise junior staff and assist with departmental management.

Skills

Patient Care

Audiological Assessment

Tinnitus Counseling

Hearing Aid Fitting

Communication Skills

Education

BSc in Healthcare Science Audiology

Equivalent qualification

Job description

Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: County Hospital

Town: Staffordshire

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 20/02/2025 23:59

Audiologist

Band 5

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Audiology department at County Hospital. We are looking for a caring, motivated and passionate audiologist to join our friendly team on a full time basis.

The successful candidate will work as a Band 5 audiologist helping to deliver excellent patient centred assessments, hearing aid fittings and follow up appointments, whilst participating in the development of new ways of working in order to enhance the excellent service we currently provide.

If you have a BSC qualification in Healthcare Science Audiology or equivalent, along with NHS experience, we would be delighted to welcome you into the department.

Main duties of the job

• On adults and children plan and undertake diagnostic audiological procedures without supervision and recommend appropriate care plans.
• Analysis, assessment and interpretation of a broad spectrum of adult diagnostic and rehabilitation, and some paediatric test results.
• Manage rehabilitative patient caseloads utilising care plans on a direct referral basis where appropriate.
• Perform tinnitus assessment and counselling for routine adult patients.
• Refer for specialist audiological testing and/or referral to other health professionals where judged appropriate.
• Selection of adult hearing aid prescription and hearing aid systems relevant to patient’s individual audiological requirements.
• Ensure maximum effectiveness of hearing aid systems meeting individual patient criteria.
• Work alone for significant periods of time at local clinics.
• Undertake ward and domiciliary visits.
• Participate in areas of specialised clinical practice, under the direction of senior audiological staff, after in-house training and/or specialist courses – e.g. Paediatric Audiology (VRA/Under 3 testing), Bone Anchored Hearing Aids.
• Supervise and support junior audiology staff, apprentices and university students.
• Implement teaching programs to facilitate audiologist-training programs as planned and directed by Senior Audiology Department staff.
• Support the more senior audiology staff with day-to-day management of the department.
• Assist with organisation of the department’s workload.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find the attached JD & PS. For further information, please contact the lead for this vacancy (details below).

Person specification

• BSC in audiology or equivalent
• Previous experience of adult audiology assessment
• Previous experience of fitting routine hearing aids to adults
• Previous experience of working in NHS audiology department at Band 5 level
• Previous experience of assessing children aged three years and above
• Ability to successfully counsel tinnitus patients

Important information about your application

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.

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.