Senior Audiologist

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Job overview

The RNENT & ED Hospitals (UCLH) are recruiting a specialist audiologist for a permanent full-time post (37.5 hours per week) split over a 4-day working week.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work in the Adult Hearing Aid Department at The RNENT & ED Hospitals (2 days a week), Edgware Community & Finchley Memorial Hospitals (2 days a week). The post consists predominantly of working with adults requiring assessment, fitting, verification and adjustment of hearing aids.

Main duties of the job

You will see a variety of complex and non-complex patients and will be an excellent opportunity for a qualified audiologist wanting to gain further experience in this renowned centre of excellence and gather additional knowledge in the field of rehabilitation.

The department has undergone a lot of change in the last few years and so we are looking for an individual who not only has patient care at the forefront of their mind but is also adaptable and flexible.

You will have a BSc in Audiology or BAAT parts 1&2, BTEC in MPPM & must have voluntary registration with AHCS (formally RCCP).

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person specification

Requirements Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Bsc in Clinical Audiology/ Hearing Therapy or equivalent level of knowledge/ expertise in field. CAC or equivalent post graduate experience.
• Registered to practice as an Audiologist/ Clinical Scientist with either Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP).
• Significant post-graduate experience in relevant clinical area
• Evidence of post graduate CPD
• Applied theoretical knowledge of the relevant assessment and therapeutic/rehabilitative procedures for the management of audiological or vestibular conditions in adults and/or children.
• Knowledge of impact of co-morbidities such as global delay or neurological conditions in the management of adults and/or children.

Desirable criteria

• MSc in Clinical Audiology/ Hearing Therapy or equivalent
• Post graduate management/ leadership training or experience as supervisor
• Membership of BAA, BSA

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience in the relevant clinical area and evidence of clinical competency with a complex patient caseload.
• Specialist knowledge of routine and non-routine diagnostic / therapeutic audiological assessment procedures, their interpretation and their implications for patient management
• Experience in formulating comprehensive management plans based on case history information and diagnostic test results, where management decisions may or may not be straightforward
• Experience of working with hearing impaired patients / parents / carers and associated professionals
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit, research, and / or presentations at scientific meetings.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of financial and stock management

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to work in a team and to independently deliver clinical and non-clinical tasks
• Ability to work with a level of autonomy to assess, diagnose, differentially diagnose and manage patients and their families.
• Participation in research and development activities, including audit of clinical outcomes as required
• Ability to work calmly and methodically when under pressure from a busy and varied caseload, demonstrating good prioritisation and organisational skills
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Ability to monitor outcomes using clinical and non-clinical data

Clinically specific skills and abilities:

Essential criteria

• General (all staff): Advanced signal processing hearing aids including fitting, verification and evaluation methods
• Knowledge required for specific areas: Cochlear Implant Theoretical knowledge of cochlear implants Suitability for and potential benefits of cochlear implants
• Theoretical knowledge of BAHA
• Suitability for and potential benefits of BAHA

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of teaching students and groups of staff
• Experience of working within the designated specialist area, e.g. paediatrics/CI

Communication

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Fluent English speaker.
• Ability to effectively and accurately communicate sensitive information to staff, patients and relatives
• Ability to overcome barriers to communication in patients of all ages, especially with the profoundly deaf and patients reliant on sign or language interpreters
• Able to adapt communication to meet the needs of the situation, including in stressful or conflict clinical and non-clinical situations
• Ability to effectively communicate highly technical and/or condition related information to patients and/or carers
• Managing daily communication and interaction with staff and colleagues
• Good presentation skills at all levels including facilitating patient groups
• Able to build rapport and credibility with team, senior clinical and managerial colleagues
• Ability to deal regularly and appropriately with angry and frustrated individuals.

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Experience in leading staff using motivation and enthusiasm.
• Experience in managing staff in a hierarchical structure
• Experience in working within services in line with performance targets
• Participating in service improvements and clinical audit or services/pathways
• Experience in participating in appraisal process and setting personal objectives.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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

• Job description (PDF, 840.3KB)
• Functional requirement (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)