Highly Specialist Paediatric Audiologist

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Paediatric Audiologist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You may already be highly experienced in the field and looking for a change of work, or are a band 6 looking for development to Band 7. Either way, we are interested in talking to you about what we can offer.

In this post you will be working at our newly opened, dedicated Audiology Hub at Lister Hospital, where we have gold standard VRA suites, cutting edge equipment, exceptional staff facilities and a fully air conditioned space.

You will need a strong appetite for change and improvement and be able to contribute to our goal of making us exceptional in our care. In return you will be supported in growing your career within paediatrics with good opportunity to develop further.

This paediatric role encompasses everything you would expect, and applicants are encouraged to contact the Head of Audiology to discuss the roles further. If you do not meet all of the essential criteria but think you might be ready to step into these roles with support, please get in touch as we want to hear from you.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Perform and interpret diagnostic tests and explain the results of these tests to patients, relatives and carers in an appropriate and empathetic manner, being sensitive to the complex communication difficulties of patients who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Select, fit hearing aids & verify benefit for routine and complex babies and children.

Have a multi-agency approach to audiological care and understand the role of the RNID and National Deaf Children’s Society and NHSP.

Supervise/observe and assess audiologists and students as and when required and will be responsible for appraisals of lower grade staff.

Be professionally and clinically responsible and accountable for all aspects of their own work, updating knowledge and skills to maintain continuing professional development.

Have specialised knowledge of paediatric audiology and be able to perform a range of routine and complex procedures that are underpinned by both a specialised and broad theoretical knowledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

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.