Senior Audiologist

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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

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Job overview

Job Title: Senior Audiologist

Hours per week: 37.5

Perm/Fixed Term-Permanent

Closing Date: 28th June 2024

Interview Date: 9th July (TBC)

To provide a diagnostic and rehabilitation service to audiology patients. This includes adults with learning disabilities, additional disabilities, or special needs. To ensure that a consistently high quality, complex and sophisticated clinical service is provided, meeting the highest national and international standards. The post holder will maintain own professional knowledge and contribute to the clinical developments of the department. The post-holder will use their knowledge and experience in the training and supervision of junior staff.

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly. Previous applicants have no need to re-apply.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

Careers at George Eliot - 'Where you make a difference'

Main duties of the job

To ensure that all patients are assessed accurately, and by the most suitable combination of clinical tests, to enable further clinical and medical decisions to be made regarding each patient's management within the trust.

To provide or assist in providing specialist assessment of severely learning-disabled adults and those with complex additional needs.

To interpret, with support, erroneous results and recommend further investigations as required.

To perform assessments and fitting for hearing aids and amplification devices.

To make and implement appropriate management and treatment plans.

Make recommendations to ENT medical team on suitability of hearing aid fitting.

Recognise conditions that require medical treatment and take necessary action to ensure this is followed up by relevant medical practitioner.

Recognise faults in hearing aids and repair or replace as appropriate.

Take aural impressions for the manufacture of ear moulds, to select ear mould type and adapt ear moulds for comfortable fitting if necessary.

Give rehabilitation, advice, and counselling to patients not only with hearing loss, but also related areas such as tinnitus, hyperacusis and central processing disorders.

Understand that there may be significant barriers to acceptance of hearing loss and rehabilitation. Counsel patients and relatives on the benefits and limitations of hearing aids, advising on rehabilitation, and offer patients an understanding of their hearing condition.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a diagnostic and rehabilitation service to audiology patients. This includes adults with learning disabilities, additional disabilities or special needs. To ensure consistently high quality, complex and sophisticated service is provided, meeting the highest national and international standards. The post holder will maintain own professional knowledge and contribute to the clinical developments of the department. The post-holder will use their knowledge and experience in the training and supervision of junior staff.

You will find full details of the duties and responsibilities detailed within the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential criteria

• BSC or MSc in Audiology or equivalent.
• BAAT parts 1 and 2 or equivalent.
• Diploma in Audiology/HND MPPM or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

• Registered with RCCP/HCPC or eligible for registration, must be working towards this.
• BSL stage 1 or deaf awareness training.
• Higher qualification in Audiology.
• Additional relevant qualifications.
• Leadership qualification.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Previous substantial experience in clinical audiology underpinned by specialist theoretical knowledge.
• Experience of more complex hearing aid work (eg CROS, BICROS, BAHA assessment).
• Experience of management of tinnitus and complex adult patients.
• Experience of electronic patient management systems.
• Experience of testing children during ENT clinics.
• Experience of Audit completion and presentations.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of electrophysiological diagnostic audiological assessment procedure.
• Experience of Microsuction.
• Leadership and line management experience.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Enhanced empathetic skills in patient care to build social connections
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Counselling and therapeutic skills.
• Ability to maintain concentration to obtain accurate results throughout busy clinics.
• Maintaining professional standards when under pressure.
• Able to maintain and demonstrate an understanding of patient confidentiality and compliance with data protection.
• Proven planning, organizational & prioritizing skills.
• Excellent IT knowledge and skills.
• Good analytical and judgement skills.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and work autonomously.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising staff

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Team player and able to work using own initiative without direct supervision.
• Ability to adapt to change by quickly and easily adjusting to new situations.
• Ability to acquire new concepts/skills and apply them easily.
• Sound logic and common-sense.
• Ability to demonstrate discretion
• Demonstrable professional appearance and manner.
• Ability to be considerate to the needs of the hearing impaired and the family/carers

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Senior Audiologist Job Description (PDF, 608.5KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 304.6KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 648.5KB)