Senior Audiologist - Paediatrics

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in York and North Yorkshire is looking for a Senior Audiologist with a special interest in paediatrics. The role includes providing audiological cover for ENT clinics, delivering comprehensive hearing aid services, and conducting assessments. Key benefits include access to the NHS Pension Scheme, generous holidays, a relocation package, and a variety of learning opportunities. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and experience in audiology. Aiming for patient-centered care, this role is pivotal in supporting auditory health.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Generous relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on leisure activities

Qualifications

• Experience in audiology and paediatric audiology.
• Ability to perform audiological assessments and provide hearing aid services.
• Strong communication and training skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide audiological cover for ENT clinics.
• Deliver comprehensive hearing aid services and patient assessments.
• Instruct and train other staff as necessary.

Job description

Overview

Senior Audiologist opportunity with a special interest in paediatrics. The successful candidate will:

Responsibilities

• Provide audiological cover for ENT clinics, including basic pure tone audiometry, tympanometry and speech audiometry as required.
• Provide a comprehensive hearing aid service to patients referred to the Department from GPs and the ENT Department, including provision of a full range of NHS digital hearing aids.
• Recommend more complex assessments (OAE, obscure auditory dysfunction testing, vestibular assessment, ERA and Tinnitus Assessments/rehabilitation) and perform these as trained appropriately.
• Take aural impressions for all age groups, working within national and departmental protocols and using own clinical judgement to ensure safe and competent practice.
• Participate in departmental audit, research and development; develop and maintain personal skills and knowledge within the audiological field, maintaining up to date knowledge of procedural and professional developments and disseminating this information to the rest of the Audiological Team as required.
• Instruct and train other members of staff and locums as required. Assess patient need for hearing aids and select the most appropriate model in line with departmental protocols.
• Liaise with and refer to medical auditory implant, hearing therapy and local support services as necessary. Provide a comprehensive range of NHS digital hearing aids to patients based on this information.
• Assess the benefit derived from hearing aids using subjective and objective measures, including informal methods, appropriate questionnaires and insertion gain measurements.
• Provide ongoing assessment and maintenance for paediatric hearing-impaired patients.
• Liaise with staff involved in the assessment and rehabilitation process, including Audiological and Medical staff and local support services to ensure the effectiveness of routine services.
• Perform more advanced test procedures, including vestibular and ERA.
• Deal with Direct Referral patients from GPs who need to be assessed and subsequently issued with an appropriate hearing aid/s.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) for hard to fill positions where relocation is an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers