Specialist Audiology Practitioner

NHS; Aberystwyth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a full-time Band 6 Specialist Audiology Practitioner to enhance their Audiology Service. Based primarily in Ceredigion, this role focuses on assessing and rehabilitating aged patients while contributing to professional development and service improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• BSc. Audiology qualification recognized by the British Academy of Audiology.
• Competence in specialist audiology practitioner activities through postgraduate training.
• Registered/Working towards registration with HCPC as Clinical Scientist.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and rehabilitation in Clinical Audiology services.
• Lead individual care planning and delivery as an Independent Practitioner.
• Supervise junior colleagues and contribute to service development activities.

Skills

Assessment of communication needs

Hearing aid fitting

Tinnitus management

Paediatric audiology assessments

Clinical audit participation

Education

BSc. Audiology

MSc. Audiology

Registered with RCCP

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 6 Specialist Audiology Practitioner to join the Hywel Dda University Health Board Audiology Service. This would be an ideal opportunity for an experienced Band 5 Audiologist looking for career progression. This is a health board wide position but the successful candidate will be primarily based in the county of Ceredigion. The role work will focus on both adult and paediatric diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiology.

We are seeking a candidate who shares our values and commitment to ensuring the quality of our services. We encourage open engagement in service design and delivery and seek an individual eager to share knowledge and ideas in an open and friendly forum. Members of staff are fully supported through the appraisal process where aspirations and training needs are identified and discussed.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Jane Deans, Head of Audiology, on 01267-227449 or Email: [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Practitioner in Audiology will provide adult and paediatric specialist assessment and rehabilitation within Clinical Audiology services. This will involve leading individual care planning and delivery as an Independent Practitioner.

Additionally, the Specialist Practitioner will lead specific areas of scientific activity, as allocated by more senior colleagues. This will include contribution to service development activity, audit, research and delivery of in-house continuing professional development activity and interagency work.

The specialist practitioner will contribute to the training and supervision of more junior colleagues and trainees.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 01.07.25

Person Specification

Language Skills

• Welsh Speaker (level 1)

Qualifications and knowledge

• BSc. Audiology with undergraduate Audiological clinical qualification recognised by the British Academy of Audiology or equivalent experience
• Understanding and competence in specialist audiology practitioner activities acquired through audiology specific postgraduate training or equivalent level of knowledge (e.g. Post-graduate Audiological clinical qualification recognised by the British Academy of Audiology (e.g. CAC or relevant HTS modules or STP)
• Registered with RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists) as an Audiologist or Registered/Working towards registration with HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) as Clinical Scientist
• MSc. Audiology
• M-level modules in Audiology or equivalent

Experience

• Recent experience of assessment of communication needs including hearing status
• Recent experience in complex hearing aid fitting and verification to adults
• Recent experience in tinnitus management
• Experience of performing paediatric audiology assessments with school age children
• Experience of assisting in audio vestibular test procedures
• Experience of participation in clinical audit and service development
• Supervisor or line management experience
• Team leadership
• Implementing change

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.