ENT Specialist Practitioner (Audiologist)

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is seeking an ENT Specialist Audiologist Practitioner to join the APCS ENT team for three days per week. Based at Oswestry Health Centre or Marysville Medical Practice in Shrewsbury, you will deliver clinics across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, requiring travel between sites.

You will provide audiology, microsuction and extended role ENT assessment and patient management, working with a GPwER and Team Lead to develop community ENT pathways and service

Qualifications

• Must provide advanced ENT audiology assessment and care planning.
• Experience in service development and leading or educating others is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide adult audiology assessment and management.
• Conduct tinnitus assessment and support.
• Deliver microsuction and ear care services.
• Support development of community ENT pathways.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Adult audiology assessment

Tinnitus assessment

Microsuction

Ear care services

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Quality improvement

Leadership (advantageous)

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced ENT Specialist Audiologist Practitioner to join the Advanced Primary Care Service (APCS) ENT team for 3 days per week. Based at either Oswestry Health Centre or Marysville Medical Practice, Shrewsbury, you will deliver clinics across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, so the ability to travel between sites is essential. As part of our expanding community ENT service, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care closer to home, supporting assessment, treatment and management of patients with a range of ENT and audiology conditions. You will work within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to the development of community ENT pathways and ongoing service improvement. Main duties include:

• Adult audiology assessment and management
• Tinnitus assessment and support
• Microsuction and ear care services
• Supporting community ENT pathways
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Participation in quality improvement initiatives

Experience in service development, leadership, supervision or education would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

The applicant will utilize their advanced ENT skills to offer assessment, treatment and care planning for our ENT patients alongside an Associate Practitioner and GP with Extended Role (GPwER). You will provide audiology, micro suction ear care and offer extended role assessment and patient management for the service liaising with the Team Lead, and GPwER partners along with management and development of the APCS HCA.

What we offer

Join an innovative and growing community ENT service, helping to shape the future delivery of care across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities to develop your skills while.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff. Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.