Lead Paediatric Audiologist (Band 7)

NHS; York; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a motivated specialist paediatric audiologist to lead the paediatric audiology service at Airedale General Hospital. This role involves delivering high-quality care to children with hearing loss, performing specialist diagnostic tests, and leading the audiology team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in paediatric audiology and relevant qualifications.

Benefits

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Childcare Vouchers

Onsite Nursery

Buying and Selling Annual Leave

Car Leasing

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Extensive Reward Scheme

Counselling Service

Qualifications

• BSc in Audiology or equivalent required.
• Registered with a professional body.
• Experience with paediatric audiology and diagnostic testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the paediatric audiology service.
• Perform specialist audiometric investigations.
• Responsible for the diagnosis and management of children with hearing loss.

Skills

Testing Newborn babies

Paediatric hearing aid verification

Behavioural/speech testing

Managing a team

Education

BSc Audiology (Healthcare Science)

Registered with Professional Body (e.g. AHCS / BAA)

MSc Audiology

Advanced courses/modules in Paediatric Audiology

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to lead the paediatric audiology service at Airedale General Hospital.

The specialist paediatric audiologist will deliver high quality complex care to the paediatric population as well as leading and developing the service alongside the Audiology service manager.

The post holder will be responsible for the diagnosis and management of children with hearing loss and will be expected to perform a range of specialist audiometric investigations on children from birth to adulthood as well as those children with complex / additional needs.

Main duties of the job

• To be a clinical specialist and directly responsible for a designated Paediatric caseload of non-routine patients with complex and highly complex hearing disorders.
• To perform highly specialised diagnostic testing on paediatric caseload - to include diagnostic ABR, diagnostic OAE, speech testing, RECD, REM and audiometric behavioural testing
• To actively lead the operation of the specialised Paediatric Audiology service which will include special responsibilities as allocated by the Audiology Service Manager

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job responsibilities

For further details on this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Audiology (Healthcare Science) or equivalent
• Registered with Professional Body e.g. AHCS / BAA
• MSc Audiology
• Advanced courses/ modules in Paediatric Audiology

Experience

• Experience of testing Newborn babies using specialist diagnostic equipment
• Experience of reporting results and making diagnosis of PCHI
• Experience of paediatric hearing aid verification and fitting
• Experience of performing behavioural /speech testing on paediatric caseload
• Lead clinician within the field of paediatric diagnostic testing/hearing aid fitting
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of implementing national quality standards
• Experience of using Audit Base

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.