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Senior Audiologist

NHS

Colchester

On-site

GBP 35,000 - 55,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Senior Audiologist to enhance their Colchester team. This role involves performing complex auditory tests, fitting hearing aids, and developing personalized rehabilitation programs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in audiology, excellent communication skills, and a passion for patient care. You will work alongside a collaborative team in a well-equipped environment, with opportunities for professional development and management training. Join a forward-thinking organization that values staff support and offers a range of benefits including generous leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme
27 Days Annual Leave
NHS Discounts
Health and Wellbeing Programme
Flexible Working Options

Qualifications

  • Proven experience as an Audiologist, with a focus on diagnosis and management.
  • RCCP registration or working towards it is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct routine and complex auditory testing on patients of all ages.
  • Develop and implement individual aural rehabilitation programs.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills
Communication Skills
Teaching and Training Skills
Knowledge of Pediatric Hearing Testing
Current Driving Licence

Education

RCCP State Registration
BTEC or Dip HE or BSC
Member of BAA or BSA

Tools

Excel
PAS
Audiology Management Systems

Job description

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Audiologist to join our Colchester team as a Senior Audiologist.

The department provides a wide range of routine and complex diagnostic and rehabilitation activities to adults and children in North East Essex.

We are looking for someone enthusiastic to join our team who are committed to providing high quality care for patients and their families. You will be undertaking a range of clinical activities and supervising other staff such as assistant audiologists and students. We work together to develop our experience and range of clinical skills in the spirit of mutual support and personal development. There is opportunity to access some first line management training.

The team is made up of Audiologists, Hearing Therapists, Assistant Audiologist and admin staff. The Audiology Department is within walking distance of Colchester Train Station and is very well equipped. The clinic rooms are of high specification and it is a pleasant working environment for the Team.

Please note this is a fixed term/secondment position until 1st January 2026. Internal candidates will be offered a secondment position only.

Main duties of the job
  1. Perform, interpret and report on routine and complex auditory testing on adults and children.
  2. Routine and complex hearing aid selection fitting and rehabilitation including verification of fitting.
  3. Develop and implement an individual aural rehabilitation program, based on evaluation of the assessment and outcome measures at fitting appointments.
  4. Diagnostic vestibular investigations on patients of all ages.
  5. Liaise with other professionals regarding the hearing assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impaired children.
  6. Undertake in-patient work and outreach clinics.
  7. Carry out aural rehabilitation on patients with additional disabilities.
About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification
Qualifications
  • RCCP state registration or working towards state registration.
  • BTEC or Dip HE or BSC or BATT part 1 and 2 or equivalent audiological qualification.
  • Member of BAA or BSA.
Experience
  • Proven experience post-qualification as an Audiologist.
  • Experience of diagnosis and management of a wide range of conditions.
  • Contributing to clinical education of less experienced staff.
  • Experience of working in an NHS Audiology team.
  • Experience of BAHA.
  • Experience of testing young children.
  • Experience of working with more complex patients.
Skills
  • Current driving licence and access to a vehicle for outreach clinics.
  • Teaching and training skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral).
  • Knowledge of routine paediatric hearing testing.
  • Knowledge of Excel, PAS and Audiology management systems.
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.

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