Audiologist

Job overview

If you are driven by quality, patient and staff engagement, a desire to improve patient care and want to work within a Trust similarly committed then this is a post you will want to apply for.

Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Audiology is committed to providing the highest quality services to the population we serve, or audiology departments are state of the art and our team is outstanding. So we are looking for an outstanding clinician to join our team

You will have a BSC Audiology or equivalent ( BAAT or CAC qualifications, or an approved diploma with CCC.) You must have appropriate NHS or other experience consistent with your qualifications.

This post is for a newly qualified Audiologist. It is an opportunity to develop your basic skills and confidence under the appropriate supervision.

To work as part of the audiology team to provide diagnostics and auditory rehabilitation for both the Adult and Paediatric service

Main duties of the job

• Perform routine audiological investigations on individuals of all ages, to support the differential diagnosis of auditory dysfunction.
• Agree aural rehabilitation for adult patients, including the selection, fitting and exchange of a range of NHS digital hearing aids, the taking of aural impressions and giving advice on assistive listening devices.
• Complete routine follow up checks of hearing aid use
• Undertake routine hearing aid repair/servicing clinics
• Assist in the performance of tests and auditory rehabilitation programmes for young children.
• Assist with the performance of advanced tests of middle ear function, vestibular function tests, tinnitus evaluation and objective measurement procedures.
• Perform ward visits to in patients requiring assessment or hearing aid issue or repair
• Provide audiological support for ENT and Audiological Medicine clinics
• Undertake assessments of patients with hearing difficulties using the direct referral system, under supervision as appropriate.
• Manage own time effectively to include planning of workload in collaboration with other team members.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.