Senior Audiologist

Job overview

Job summary: The key responsibility of the role will be to perform diagnostic testing on all patient groups and provide effective rehabilitation and on-going maintenance service. This position will include a requirement to travel to a peripheral site to ensure consistent practice and a high quality service is being delivered across all sites. The sites are Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, Maidstone Hospital,  and Sevenoaks Hospital. Working relationships: Internal: Patients, Relatives and Carers, Clinicians, Nursing Staff, Matron, Ward Managers, Service Manager, Audiology Team, A&C Colleagues External: Outreach Team, Hearing Aid Companies, Database I T Company

Job Summary  To liaise and work with the Lead Clinician, Consultant ENT Surgeons to provide and comprehensive Ear, Nose and Throat service for the district.  To work in close co-operation with staff and other health professionals across all the sites.  To provide an effective rehabilitation and continued aftercare for all patient groups.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties General

To provide audiological cover for ENT clinics, consisting of basic pure-tone, impedance and speech audiometry as required.

To provide a comprehensive hearing aid service to patients referred to the department from internal and external groups of staff.

Responsible for organising and maintaining calibration of audiometers for the Audiology Service.

To assist in the supervision and training of newly qualified staff, ATOs, students and other identified staff i.e. junior doctors.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.