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Audiologist
NHS AfC: Band 5
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ADULT AUDIOLOGY + HEARING AID SERVICE
Hillingdon Hospital with Mount Vernon NHS Foundation Trust
Band 5 Audiologist – 37.5 hours per week full time
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Audiologist to join our friendly and dedicated Adult Hearing Service team working between Mount Vernon and Hillingdon Hospital sites
The main duties of the post will be carrying out routine procedures within the Audiology service such as adult rehabilitation, direct referrals, hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings plus supporting routine ENT clinics.
As well as assisting and supporting the service manager in the continuous improvement of the service, Active involvement in clinical audit service development will be required.
There will be support for personal and professional development.
It is essential you have a BSc in Audiology or BAA equivalent with relevant experience and current RCCP or HCPC registration.
This post is for 37.5 hours per week. Working patterns to a certain extent are flexible and can be arranged to suit the successful applicant. However, the post holder would be required to work at both the Hillingdon and Mount Vernon sites.
There is a hospital shuttle bus available between hospital sites.
For informal enquiries, please call 01895 279343 and ask to speak to one of our Senior Audiologists or email thh.adulthearing @nhs.net
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
General:
-Provide a comprehensive hearing aid service to all our hearing impaired patients
-Provide a range of audiometric investigations to outpatients.
-Keep up-to-date with professional knowledge and new technology
- Services are moving towards a 7-day service including evenings and weekends
Specific:-
- Provide Audiological cover for ENT clinics to carry out Pure Tone Audiometry, Tympanometry, Speech Audiometry tests and other tests as required.
- Provide a comprehensive and efficient direct referral service to patients referred from GPs and hospital consultants including the provision of the full range of NHS hearing aids.
- Provide ongoing assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation for hearing aid users.
- Participate in general departmental audit, research and development
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute and specialist services from two sites to a local population of 350,000. Our services include; accident and emergency services, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. Hillingdon is situated in North West London close to Heathrow airport and is the second largest London borough. Our modern treatment centre at Mount Vernon in Northwood offers routine inpatient services, diagnostics and outpatient clinics.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please refer to attached job description
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Communication
- Show and communicate a complex understanding to all
- Communicate effectively and appropriately and provide reassurance and understanding. Liaise courteously with patients, colleagues, the public and members of the dictectorte and trust.
-Show understanding and be sympathetic towards the effects of hearing impairment, in particular the impact on their lives and social skills.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with good interpersonal skills.
- Liaise daily with adult rehabilitation team.
- Convey condition related information to patients, relatives and carers.Knowledge, training and experience
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Person Spec
Meini prawf hanfodol
- MSc Audiology or BSc Audiology
- AHCS/ HPC (State registration) or eligible to apply
- Experience in the field of Audiology
- Experience fitting digital hearing aids and using REM
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance and calibration issues.
Meini prawf dymunol
- CPD portfolio
- Experience in using Patient Management System (e.g. Audit Base)
- Experience of electrophysiological diagnostic audiological assessment procedure
- Computer skills e.g. Excel, word processing
- Clinical auditing experience
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
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Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Adult Hearing
- Teitl y swydd
- Senior Audiologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01895 279343
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Kashif Ayub - Deputy Audiology Manager: email [email protected]
Rhestr swyddi gyda The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust yn Gwasanaethau gwyddor iechyd neu bob sector