Senior Specialist Audiologist / Hearing Therapist (Vestibular) | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Senior Specialist Audiologist / Hearing Therapist (Vestibular)
Band 7, Permanent, Part time - 7.5 hours per week
To be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the Hearing Therapy and Balance Rehabilitation Services for patients of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust with the assistance of the Chief Audiologist with a responsibility for balance disorders.To provide comprehensive direct patient care, delivering specialist rehabilitation of primarily balance disorders, though also for those with hearing and/or tinnitus disorders as required, utilising simple and more complex rehabilitation procedures.
This includes the autonomous creation and implementation of individual treatment plans. To be aware of the services and procedures used within the Audiology Department. To develop and deliver service improvements as required. Liaise with other technical, therapy, medical and nursing staff as required to ensure the best possible standard of patient care.
Proposed Interview Date - 4th March 2025
To be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the Hearing Therapy and Balance Rehabilitation Services for patients of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust with the assistance of the Chief Audiologist with a responsibility for balance disorders.
The Audiology Department is a busy and energetic one, with an Audiological Scientist/Audiology Manager, 6.5 Audiologists and 2 Assistant Audiologists as well as a Hearing Therapists. We also fortunate to have an experience administration team to support our services.We provide an audiology service to the people of Croydon with hearing, tinnitus and/or balance problems. We additionally provide support to ENT. We provide the electrophysiological testing, which includes tests on babies referred from the newborn hearing screening programme or by the paediatricians.
The team works well together across the disciplines provided and all are always willing to help each other out. Everybody comments on the warm and friendly atmosphere in the Department.
Croydon is located in South London and is currently under-going extensive re-development. There are excellent transport links with London and the South-East via train, tram or bus. Staff car parking is also available.
To be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the Hearing Therapy and Balance Rehabilitation Services for patients of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust with the assistance of the Chief Audiologist with a responsibility for balance disorders.To provide comprehensive direct patient care, delivering specialist rehabilitation of primarily balance disorders, though also for those with hearing and/or tinnitus disorders as required, utilising simple and more complex rehabilitation procedures.
This includes the autonomous creation and implementation of individual treatment plans. To be aware of the services and procedures used within the Audiology Department. To develop and deliver service improvements as required. Liaise with other technical, therapy, medical and nursing staff as required to ensure the best possible standard of patient care.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Feb 2025