Senior Audiologist

Job overview

Band 6 Senior Audiologist/Clinical Scientist (adults) Newham Audiology Bart’s Health

• hours per week

We are seeking an enthusiastic person to join our audiological team in Newham

This is an Adult post in audiology services across East London but predominately at our well-equipped and dedicated health centre at Vicarage Lane health centre and at Newham General Hospital.

The department provides a comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitation service for both adults and children working in the community and hospital sites.

Audiology is managed by Bart’s Health and provides services across five east London boroughs namely Tower Hamlets, City & Hackney, Newham, Waltham Forest and Redbridge.

We have 90 plus members of staff including Clinical Scientists, Audiologists, Assistant Audiologists, Audiology apprentices and admin staff.

The successful candidate will be confident, a good communicator, and able to work well within a large team they should be able to undertake audiological diagnostic and rehabilitation services for patients.

You will have a Bsc/Msc in Audiology or equivalent.

You must be registered with either RCCP or HCPC (as a Clinical Scientist).

Applications from Clinical Scientists in Audiology currently in their last year placement (pending results) will be considered.

If you would like any further information regarding this post contact: Emma Thomas Adult Audiology Lead on 0207 363 9014/0207 363 9003

Interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

• To provide independent diagnostic audiological testing of adults to be responsible for the safe use and calibration of equipment and ensuring accurate records are maintained.
• To provide a comprehensive independent hearing aid service to adults including determining care plans for individual patients and involving carers and families as appropriate in the acute, community and during domiciliary visits.
• To take an active role in areas of clinical audit, research and clinical governance for the Audiology service, which may include designing and completing audits within own field, participating in data collection for larger projects, and contributing to the development of evidence-based protocols.
• To plan and prioritise elements of own workload, within the framework of service delivery priorities as defined by the line manager and supervise the work of trainees/students and volunteers as required.
• To be responsible for the smooth running of a specified area of the audiology service, to be determined.
• To provide a domiciliary service across the London Borough of Newham

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

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.