Overview
Reporting to the ENT and Audiology team lead, work with adults and elderly who have hearing loss and other auditory related disorders.
Responsibilities
- Clinical duties and competencies
- Perform clinical duties related to Audiology service
- Prescribe and administer Audiological tests with coordination of test results with other medical, educational, social and behavioural data to differentiate hearing dysfunction from other conditions with similar symptomatology
- Conduct rehabilitative programs with the hearing handicapped including counselling and guidance of the hearing impaired and their families, prescription, evaluation and fitting of hearing aids and auditory training
- Work within a multidisciplinary team comprising Otologist, Audiologists, as well as other medical practitioners, allied health professionals and stakeholders to provide coordinated audiology services
- Provide preventive services and consultation in community clinic setting
- Administrative and organisational responsibilities
- Assist with administrative duties, such as documentation of department statistics and documentation
- Professional and academic contribution
- Assist to provide in-service programs to promote Audiological services in TTSH
- Assist to plan and administer training program for junior staff
- Assist to conduct in-service for medical students and junior doctors
- Participate in clinical studies and research in the relevant fields and across disciplines
Qualifications
- 2 years of experience is preferred, although it is not a prerequisite. Proficient in computer skills and MS Office.
- Good problem solving, interpersonal and communication skills.