Audiologist

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Audiologist to join our friendly team.

In this role, the successful candidate will perform all aspects of Band 5 work with the Adult and Paediatric audiology service.

This will include appropriate assessment, treatment and managing directly referred patients, providing aural (re)habilitation and care for hearing aid users and those with associated audiological conditions i.e. tinnitus. You will also provide audiology support to ENT. You will also lead unaided school age clinics, following local protocols such as the OME pathway.

We are a friendly and supportive department who invest in training our team. We offer training opportunities including apprenticeships and the Scientific Training Programme (STP) in audiology. There may be scope for professional development for the successful candidate.

This role has been approved for advertising; however, it is also being assessed as a suitable alternative employment opportunity. As a result, the vacancy may be withdrawn or there may be a delay before shortlisting can begin.

This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Main duties of the job

Routine aspects of all adult audiological work within the department including clinics at peripheral sites and domiciliary visiting.

Perform procedures without supervision:

Daily calibration of equipment

Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) on adults and school aged children

Tympanometry

Otoacoustic Emissions (DP and TE)

Fitting and verification of hearing aids in adults, using REM

Troubleshooting issues from adult patients with hearing aids

Aural (re)habilitation including basic tinnitus management

Management of children with glue ear and post grommet insertion follow up, following relevant local pathways

Ability to accurately and appropriately explain results to patients and write clinical report7

Ensure a Person Centred, Family Friendly ethos is followed with all patient interactions

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
• Criminal record check standards
• Right to work checks

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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.