Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 411-SUR-24-6157284
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Audiologist
Band 7
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
This post is suitable for an experienced Paediatric audiologist, able to work autonomously and as part of the Audiology Team. The successful applicant will be able to provide a comprehensive range of Audiology services at Alder Hey and in satellite Centre’s across Merseyside and beyond for children from birth to 19 years.
Post holder will be required to liaise with patients, families, Advanced ENT Nurse Practitioner, Lead Nurse, Consultant and Medical teams, BME, Service Managers, Clinic Ward teams, Pathway coordinators, Ancillary staff, Community teams, Risk Management, Research and Audit department, GP's, Clinical teams in Alder Hey, other hospitals and Clinics.
Main duties of the job
The post entails working as part of a multidisciplinary team providing highly specialised audiological services, including advanced and complex assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impaired children. It involves working with the Consultant Audio-Vestibular Physicians in Audiology.
The post holder will be responsible for the supervision and training of students, including undergraduate and post graduate Audiology Students.
Working for our organisation
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical/Scientific and Technical
- Carry out Otoscopy following BSA recommended procedures.
- Identify children with atypical or abnormal ear conditions and refer on as appropriate.
- Identify any contraindications for any further procedures e.g. tympanometry and impressions.
Communication
- Ability to explain to children what they are required to do when performing hearing tests, using appropriate language. Able to use tact and persuasion where barriers to understanding exist, e.g. very young children and children with learning difficulties, or with an uncooperative child.
- Communicate effectively with Deaf and hard of hearing individuals, carers and children of all ages. Able to communicate complex technical and sensitive information in a meaningful manner, adapting instructions and tests to children of different ages and special needs.
- Demonstrate reassurance and persuasive skills to gain a child’s confidence for invasive procedures e.g. impressions.
Professional
- Active participant in Departmental and Trust research and audit projects involving children with hearing loss.
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times and follow Trust and Departmental Policies.
- Adhere to BSA guidelines and Departmental protocols and maintain professional standards. Contribute to the development and adherence of clinical protocols.
General
Full driving licence is required for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Hons audiology
- MSc Audiology or equivalent
- British Association of Audiologists (BAAT) – professional exams parts I and II
- BTEC in medical Physics and Physiological Measurements (MPPM)
- Professional Registration with appropriate body (RCCP state registration)
- Mentorship qualification (MSLAP or equivalent)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maureen O'Hare
- Job title
- Clinical Manager
- Email address
- maureen.o'[email protected]
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