Senior Audiologist

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust seeks an Audiology Clinician to provide independent diagnostic testing for adults across East London, and to manage calibration, records and care plans. You will contribute to audits, research and governance while supervising trainees and delivering domiciliary services where required.

Candidates should hold a BSc/MSc in Audiology and be HCPC or RCCP registered, with experience in adult services and teamwork within a large NHS trust.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Audiology or equivalent.
• Registration with HCPC (or RCCP) is required.
• Applications from Clinical Scientists in Audiology will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent diagnostic audiological testing for adults.
• Calibrate and maintain hearing equipment safely with accurate records.
• Deliver comprehensive adult hearing aid service and care plans.
• Contribute to clinical audit, research and governance initiatives.
• Plan workload, supervise trainees and support staff.
• Offer domiciliary services across East London as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical governance

Education

BSc/MSc in Audiology

HCPC/RCCP registration

Job description

To provide independent diagnostic audiological testing of adults to be responsible for the safe use and calibration of equipment and ensuring accurate records are maintained. To provide a comprehensive independent hearing aid service to adults including determining care plans for individual patients and involving carers and families as appropriate in the acute, community and during domiciliary visits. To take an active role in areas of clinical audit, research and clinical governance for the Audiology service, which may include designing and completing audits within own field, participating in data collection for larger projects, and contributing to the development of evidence-based protocols. To plan and prioritise elements of own workload, within the framework of service delivery priorities as defined by the line manager and supervise the work of trainees/students and volunteers as required. To be responsible for the smooth running of a specified area of the audiology service, to
be determined. To provide a domiciliary service across the London Borough of Newham
The successful candidate will be confident, a good communicator, and able to work well within a large team they should be able to undertake audiological diagnostic and rehabilitation services for patients.
You will have a Bsc/Msc in Audiology or equivalent.
You must be registered with either RCCP or HCPC (as a Clinical Scientist).
Applications from Clinical Scientists in Audiology currently in their last year placement (pending results) will be considered.
This is an Adult post in audiology services across East London but predominately at our well-equipped and dedicated health centre at Vicarage Lane health centre and at Newham General Hospital.
The department provides a comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitation service for both adults and children working in the community and hospital sites.
Audiology is managed by Bart's Health and provides services across five east London boroughs namely Tower Hamlets, City & Hackney, Newham, Waltham Forest and Redbridge.
We have 90 plus members of staff including Clinical Scientists, Audiologists, Assistant Audiologists, Audiology apprentices and admin staff., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.