Audiologists

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in the UK is seeking an Audiologist specializing in pediatric care. The position involves providing specialist clinical services, creating rehabilitation plans, and promoting clinical excellence. Applicants must have experience in leading pediatric clinics, effective communication skills, and advanced knowledge in audiological assessment. It's an exciting opportunity to contribute to patient care in a nurturing environment with robust professional support and development.

Qualifications

• Experience leading routine Paediatric clinics and supporting complex Paediatric clinics.
• Ability to communicate empathetically with patients and families.
• Advanced knowledge of assessment methods and rehabilitative strategies for children and adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical services directly to patients.
• Create individual rehabilitation plans with patient involvement.
• Promote clinical excellence and maintain expertise in testing and rehabilitation methods.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team and maintain departmental statistics.

Skills

Experience as an Audiologist with Paediatric focus

Effective communication

Ability to maintain clinical records

Knowledge of assessment techniques for all ages

Job description

Overview

The post holder will work at a senior level, participating in the provision of a comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiology for both adults and children, including participation in complex cases. The post is predominantly weighted towards the Paediatric Service and will require a specialised diagnostic and rehabilitative skill set and knowledge base, working with a caseload aged early months to young adult.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both sites offer A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. The Trust is committed to staff wellbeing and to providing high-quality training and development to help your career growth.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient applications have been received. Review all documents attached to familiarize yourself with all job requirements.

Responsibilities

• Work as an independent practitioner providing specialist clinical services directly to patients, to include:
• The assessment and rehabilitation of adults and children > 6 months of age.
• Creation of individual rehabilitation plans selected from a range of possible options, engaging the patient/family as an active partner in the decision-making process guided by a flexible, inclusive and responsive approach based on patient/family need.
• Management of patients with complex and/or special and additional needs.
• Establishment of good rapport, including gaining patients' cooperation in clinics and self-management at home.
• Promote clinical excellence as a senior practitioner, maintaining expertise in routine and non-routine testing and rehabilitation methods, including a range of techniques, procedures and technologies and keeping up to date with new or emerging technologies and knowledge.
• To work effectively in, and share knowledge, skills, expertise and advice with the team, wider multi-disciplinary team, patients, families, and other agencies.
• Participate in maintenance and collation of departmental statistics.
• Maintain Departmental and Hospital records including use of the Patient Management System, stock control systems, and equipment calibration and service records.
• To undertake the requirements to maintain professional registration including maintaining CPD Records in a format required by the regulatory professional body.
• Maintain an understanding of changes and new developments in audiological matters.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience as an Audiologist with Paediatric focus; capable and confident to lead routine Paediatric clinics and support complex Paediatric clinics (both assessment and habilitation).
• Paediatric clinics are delivered from multiple sites across Bedfordshire; the ability to travel between and across sites is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively, empathetically and sensitively with patients of all ages and their families/carers, including those with varying degrees of hearing loss and potentially highly complex needs.
• Ability to communicate with professionals and the public, internal and external to the Trust, on clinical, service provision and professional matters.
• Maintain clear, accurate clinical records and ensure confidentiality of records.
• To report and refer appropriately, clearly and in a timely fashion as required.
• To comply with the Trust's requirements for data management and storage.
• Advanced knowledge of methods of assessment for children (neonates to young adult) and advanced knowledge of assessment techniques and rehabilitative strategies for both pediatric and adult patients, including those with special and additional needs.

It is an exciting time to join the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton with a large workforce providing high-quality care for a growing population. The Trust is committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.