Job summary
Employer heading
Band 5 Audiologist
Band 5
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an audiologist with excellent clinical and organisational skills to join our busy and friendly team based at The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead. You will offer a patient-centred approach and will have direct involvement in shaping the way that we work on a day-to-day basis. You will be responsible for ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.
We provide a comprehensive range of clinics including:
• Diagnostic hearing assessment
• Hearing aid fittings
• Hearing aid repairs and follow-ups
• Diagnostic support for ENT
You will have a qualification in Audiology (BSc or equivalent) and ideally be RCCP registered or be working towards this. For further information and discussion about this post, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Richard Rutkowski (Head of Audiology) on 020 7794 0500 or email [email protected]
• Fitting of digital behind-the-ear hearing aids that are Bluetooth compatible
• Assessing the hearing of adults with reported hearing difficulties
• Providing support to cover adult and paediatric ENT clinics
• Using outcome questionnaires to review patient hearing needs
• Hearing aid follow ups – both over the phone and in person
• Helping with service development work and departmental audits
• Training support for our PTP and BSc students within the department
Working for our organisation
We facilitate training opportunities that will enable you to advance your skills and qualifications and there is additional scope for assisting with research and service development.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Applicants should have one of the following : BSc in Audiology/ MSc plus Certificate of Clinical Competence/ BAAT Pt I & II
Desirable criteria
- Applicants should have or be working toward at least one of the following registrations: RCCP, HCPC, AHCS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an NHS / hospital setting providing basic level of diagnostic and rehabilitative care (i.e. one year clinical placement as trainee)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with PMSs such as Auditbase and Cerner
- Experience of assessing patients with hearing loss
- Experience of fitting and maintaining NHS hearing aids
Personal qualities/attributes
Essential criteria
- Fluent English speaker
- Excellent communication tactics both written and oral
Desirable criteria
- Communicates information to patients and relatives using reasoning, persuasion, reassurance, tact and sensitivity; overcoming barriers to understanding when patient’s first language is not English
- Dealing with patients having hearing impairment; patients under stress and their relatives
- Dealing with patients who have on-going medical conditions
- Ability to pass on technical and/or condition related information with reassurance for better understanding gaining consent where necessary.
- Daily communication and interaction with colleagues.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of all audiological test procedures relating to hearing assessment and aural rehabilitation
- Ability to prioritise & work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding patient confidentiality
- Proof of continuous learning and developmen
- Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
- Ability to use databases
Desirable criteria
- Excellent organisational skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent patient care practice, being polite, sympathetic, patient and diplomatic
- Knowledge of Auditbase & Cerner
- Awareness of National and Trust pathway targets (such as 18 week RTT target)
- Ability to confidently interact and share knowledge with staff at all levels
Specific requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to formulate appropriate care plans and seek further assistance when required.
- Ability to work on own initiative and take routine decisions
- Awareness of budgetary limitation & constraint
- To perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
Applicant requirements
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
- Richard Rutkowski
- Job title
- Head of Audiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 7794 0500
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