Ear Care Practitioner - Bolton, Altrincham & Stockport

Demant Polska; Altrincham, Stockport, Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private hearing healthcare provider in Altrincham is seeking an Ear Care Practitioner to provide essential wax removal and hearing support services. This role is 30 hours a week with a competitive salary of £22,400, plus benefits such as annual leave and employee discounts. The ideal candidate will have strong patient care and customer service experience. Join us to make a difference in the lives of those with hearing loss.

Benefits

25 days FTE annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts

Supportive culture

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience of patient care and customer service to a high level.
• IT skills at a level that enables the use of the company systems and audiometry equipment.
• Time and job management abilities to allow a well-planned and structured approach to workload.

Responsibilities

• Provide wax removal services.
• Conduct hearing screenings and refer to HAD for testing.
• Deliver high standards of customer care.
• Maintain full and accurate patient records.

Skills

Patient care

Customer service

IT skills

Time management

Job description

Hidden Hearing is one of the UK’s leading expert providers of private hearing healthcare, providing life changing hearing healthcare. We are looking for an Ear Care Practitioner (Wax Removal) to work in across both our Stockport and Bolton Hearing Centres. This role is 4 days per week 9am-5pm.

• Basic salary - £22,400 with bonus.
• 25 days FTE annual leave plus bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme accessible for you and your family.
• Plus other benefits including employee discounts for you and your family, supportive culture, long service awards
• IiP Gold accredited company

You will have the support of a designated diary coordinator and supportive team of managers. You will be employed on a permanent contract, working 30 hours per week, although some flexibility with working hours in accordance with business needs will be required.

Responsibilities

Our ECPs will provide a range of services to Hidden Hearing patients. These may include but will not be limited to:

• Wax removal
• Hearing screenings and referral to HAD for testing where appropriate
• Patient service and support
• Accurate assessment of clients to provide the best agreed solution to wax removal needs and subsequent management of ear health.
• Deliver a high standard of customer care in line with HH expectations.
• Comply with professional, legal and company expectations & requirements.
• Maintain full and accurate patient records.

Job Requirements

This role is ideally suited to a hearing care assistant, however, fully training will be given if the candidate is able to demonstrate the skills necessary to perform the role.

• Experience of patient care and customer service to a high level
• IT skills at a level that enables the use of the company systems and audiometry equipment
• Time and job management abilities to allow a well-planned and structured approach to workload

Please note that:

• The ECP role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
• Membership of BSHAA is encouraged, but not mandatory.
• ECPs are required to keep their knowledge and skills up to date with regular CPD.

This post requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the UK/ EU without restrictions. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide Visa sponsorship at this time.

Hidden Hearing - About Us

We make a life-changing difference to people living with hearing loss and we do so through our exceptional colleagues.

Established in 1968, Hidden Hearing is dedicated to providing the highest standard of care possible, with more than 100,000 people trusting us to test and care for their hearing every year. We are owned by Demant, a global, world-leading hearing healthcare and technology group and together we embrace 4 core values; we are team players, we create trust, we apply a can-do attitude and we create innovative solutions.

We employ over 650 people in the UK, including almost 240 fully qualified Hearing Aid Dispensers. It is often said that being part of the Hidden Hearing team feels like working with family and friends, as we pride ourselves on our down to earth, supportive culture. We truly care about each and every member of our team. In fact, we became the first dedicated hearing retailer to be recognised as a member of Investor s in People over 15 years ago and in 2023 we were awarded Gold standard.

We encourage colleagues to be actively engaged our organisation. In return we will reward you with a high basic salary and a competitive commission and bonus scheme designed to reward excellent patient care.

There are ongoing training and development opportunities to grow and progress with us so that you become the very best you can be.

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About Audika Group

The Audika Group is the hearing care division of Demant and we are one of the world's leading hearing care retailers with more than 3,500 clinics in 25 markets. If you join our team, you will be guaranteed an inspiring and motivating working environment in a highly international environment. You will work with a variety of different countries, cultures and perspectives, in close collaboration with amazing and committed colleagues.

Who we are

Hidden Hearing belongs to Audika Group which is the Hearing Care division of Demant and one of the world’s leading hearing care retailers.

With more than 5,000 hearing care experts in over 3,500 clinics worldwide, we combine our global reach with a local approach and strong local brands. Our team includes audiologist, managers, front-desk staff, and many other global and local functions. We are diverse in our talents, cultures, and perspectives, but united in our vision -To help more people hear better with the best personalized care.

So, if you are ready to make a career out of helping people love their ears, we would love to hear from you.