Tamworth - Audiologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Audiology department at County Hospital. We are looking for a caring, motivated and passionate audiologist to join our friendly team on a full time basis.

The successful candidate will work as a Band 5 audiologist helping to deliver excellent patient centred assessments, hearing aid fittings and follow up appointments, whilst participating in the development of new ways of working in order to enhance the excellent service we currently provide.

If you have a BSC qualification in Healthcare Science Audiology or equivalent, along with NHS experience, we would be delighted to welcome you into the department.

• On adults and children plan and undertake diagnostic audiological procedures without supervision and recommend appropriate care plans.
• Analysis, assessment and interpretation of a broad spectrum of adult diagnostic and rehabilitation, and some paediatric test results.
• Manage rehabilitative patient caseloads utilising care plans on a direct referral basis where appropriate.
• Perform tinnitus assessment and counselling for routine adult patients.
• Refer for specialist audiological testing and/or referral to other health professionals where judged appropriate.
• Selection of adult hearing aid prescription and hearing aid systems relevant to patient’s individual audiological requirements.
• Ensure maximum effectiveness of hearing aid systems meeting individual patient criteria.
• Work alone for significant periods of time at local clinics.
• Undertake ward and domiciliary visits.
• Participate in areas of specialised clinical practice, under the direction of senior audiological staff, after in-house training and/or specialist courses – e.g. Paediatric Audiology (VRA/Under 3 testing), Bone Anchored Hearing Aids.
• Supervise and support junior audiology staff, apprentices and university students.
• Implement teaching programs to facilitate audiologist-training programs as planned and directed by Senior Audiology Department staff.
• Support the more senior audiology staff with day-to-day management of the department.
• Assist with organisation of the department’s workload.

Working for our organisation

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find the attached JD & PS. For further information, please contact the lead for this vacancy (details below).

Person specification

Role essential

• BSC in audiology or equivalent
• Previous experience of adult audiology assessment
• Previous experience of fitting routine hearing aids to adults

• Previous experience of working in NHS audiology department at Band 5 level
• Previous experience of assessing children aged three years and above

Role essential

• Previous experience of assessing children aged three years and above
• Ability to successfully counsel tinnitus patients

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

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If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.