Specialist Healthcare Practitioner (Audiology)

NHS; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Audiologist to join their paediatric service. This role focuses on delivering high-quality audiology care to children, including assessments, management plans, and hearing aid fittings. You will collaborate with a dynamic team to enhance patient outcomes and contribute to service development. The position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and flexible working arrangements, ensuring that you can make a meaningful impact in the lives of young patients while enjoying a fulfilling career.

Benefits

Fitness Centre Access

Childcare Coordinator Support

Flexible Working Hours

Training and Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified in adult and paediatric diagnostic audiology.
• Experience in aural impression taking and vestibular testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessments and develop management plans for children over 4 years.
• Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team for holistic care.

Skills

Diagnostic Audiology

Aural Rehabilitation

Communication Skills

IT Literacy

Teamwork

Education

BSc Physiology (Audiology)

Competency in BAA Part 1 & II

Post Graduate Study

Tools

Audiology PMS

Job description

Go back South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Healthcare Practitioner (Audiology)

The closing date is 12 May 2025

Are you lookingfor an exciting new role in Paediatric Audiology?

Are youpassionate about helping children with hearing loss?

Do you haveexperience in the assessment and management of hearing loss in children over 4?

We are afriendly and innovative department looking to recruit an enthusiasticAudiologist to work in our paediatric service under our new leadership team.Quality, patient centred care is the focus of the service.

The role willinclude leading assessments for children over 4 years of age includingdevelopment of a management plan and appropriate onward referral, leadingpaediatric hearing aid work for children over 4 years of age and assistinghighly specialised healthcare practitioners in assessment and management ofchildren under the age of 4.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Skills

Skills andexperience in single tester diagnostic hearing assessments. Fitting, verifying,evaluating and reviewing hearing aid provision in children over 4 years.Communicating sensitively and effectively with patients and their families.

Service Development

Devising,executing and analysing audits with guidance from senior staff. Suggestingservice improvements based on the findings of audits. Developing patientinformation and standard operating procedures.

Training

Providingpractical training in paediatric audiology for students and junior members ofstaff.

Teamwork

Workingcollaboratively as part of the Audiology team and engaging in multidisciplinaryworking to ensure holistic patient centred care.

Practicalities

The role willbe based at Sunderland Royal Hospital but community clinics at Washington andJarrow will also be covered.

The departmentcurrently operates 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and most staff choose to workcompressed hours over 4 days.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

The post involves the provision of an all-age audiology service acrossthe Trust, working as part of a multidisciplinary team. This includes theassessment and rehabilitation of a caseload of patients with hearing andbalance difficulties, including some with direct access. Work may be of aspecialised nature requiring advanced skills and a high degree ofresponsibility and autonomy (including provision of off-site clinics).

The requirements of the post will also include the provision of amanagerial function within the service, and clinical supervision of junior andtrainee staff.

The post holderwill work with the Head of Service and senior team to ensure thatclinical and professional standards are maintained at all times.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

• Qualified Practitioner knowledge of adult and paediatric diagnostic audiology and aural rehabilitation, aural impression taking, vestibular testing and paediatric testing.
• Good listening and counselling skills.
• IT literate with understanding of Audiology PMS.
• Ability to communicate with patients of all ages, other professionals, and other agencies e.g. Social Services, Education, IT, other Audiological Companies.
• Work calmly and methodically when under pressure from a busy and constantly changing caseload.
• Work effectively without direct supervision.

Qualifications

• Basic Numeracy & Literacy Skills to Level 1 or equivalent.
• Basic IT Skills.
• Practitioner Training Program (PTP) / BSc Physiology (Audiology), including Clinical Log Book, or equivalent.
• Successfully completed competency associated with BSc or Equivalent (e.g. BAA Part 1 & II examination).
• Documented evidence of study at post graduate and/or M-Level or Equivalent.
• Must be eligible for RCCP state registration and undertake appropriate CPD activity (for example through participation in an accredited CPD scheme.
• BAA Practical Assessor.
• Completed BAA HTS module in appropriate area.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years experience as an Audiology Practitioner (Band 5).
• Completion or demonstrated aptitude towards completion of HTS in appropriate specialist area.

Personal Qualities & Attitude

• Professional and friendly attitude.
• Able to organise own workload, to work autonomously but also as part of a team.
• Confidence in own ability.
• Well organised.
• Willing to assume responsibility.
• Highly motivated.
• Prepared to maintain high standards and work flexibly over hours to meet service and patient needs.

Physical skills

• There is an essential requirement for the post holder to travel to/work at various sites across the Trust (possibly on a daily/short notice basis). Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role.
• Occasional requirement for light moving & handling.
• Ability to sit at workstations as necessary to perform the post.
• Requirement for speed and accuracy, and good keyboard skills.

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.

Employer name

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust