Audiologist

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Winchester; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a permanent Band 6 Senior Audiologist to work across our sites, joining a friendly Audiology team. The role involves carrying out routine and complex audiology work in both Adult and Paediatric services.

You will support ENT clinics, run paediatric hearing assessment clinics, and contribute to tinnitus and rehabilitation services. Applicants with NHS experience are welcomed; ability to work independently or as part of a team is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Audiologist in NHS setting preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine and complex audiology work in the Audiology department and outstations.
• Work across Adult and Paediatric Services.
• Provide tinnitus support for adults and paediatric service work.
• Conduct paediatric hearing assessment clinics or assist level work in Tier 3 Paediatric Service.
• Continue existing work within the Adult service and support ENT and direct access clinics.
• Carry out routine hearing tests and rehabilitation.
• Work effectively as part of a team or independently to manage a busy workload.

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 6 Senior Audiologist role within Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust working across our sites. The successful applicant will be an integral part of our friendly Audiology team.

The Audiology department at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic and rehabilitative services for children and adults with hearing and balance disorders.

This job will involve carrying out routineand complexworkintheAudiologydepartmentand outstations across all trust sites.The role will include work in both the Adult and Paediatric Service.

There will be requirement for the applicant to expand into complex work which may include tinnitus support for adults, Tier 2 Paediatric Service work conducting paediatric hearing assessment clinics or assist level work in the Tier 3 Paediatric Service.

The role would also include the continuation of existing work within theAdult service, providing supporttoENTand direct access clinics carryingoutroutine hearing tests and rehabilitation.

Applications are welcomed from experienced Audiologists, ideally those who have previously worked in an NHS setting.

This is an excellent opportunity for a caring individual with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to utilise and further develop their expertise in audiological care.

The ability to work as part of a team or independently is essential, as is being able to manage a busy and varied workload.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.