Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 419-6386172-SPA-S
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York, Scarborough and Harrogate
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Paediatric Audiologist
Band 6
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Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
This post is suitable for an audiologist who has experience of working in an NHS setting as a band 5 audiologist for 2 years. The post holder will work across site at York, Scarborough, Bridlington and Harrogate and therefore the ability to travel between sites is essential. The roles entail working as part of a multidisciplinary team providing highly specialised audiological services including advance and complex assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impaired children.
Main duties of the job
- To assess, treat and provide specialist audiological assessment, treatment, and diagnosis care for a range of paediatric patients. To determine patient and family centred clinical need.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing audiological cover for ENT clinics for paediatrics, consisting of pure tone audiometry, visual reinforcement audiometry and tympanometry as required.
- Provide a comprehensive hearing aid service to patients referred to the Department from GPs and the ENT Department, including provision of a full range of NHS digital hearing aids.
- To provide paediatric assessments, paediatric hearing aid review assessments, hearing aid issues and verification.
- To support Senior specialist Paediatric Audiology staff with follow ups to the newborn hearing screen including oto-acoustic emissions and evoked response audiometry
- To use age appropriate questionnaires in evaluating use of hearing aids.
- To make referrals to the local cochlea implant centre
- Take responsibility for delivery of evidence based or best practice audiology care. To collaborate with colleagues in caseload management balancing the demands of clinical and organisational priorities.
- To provide support, leadership, specialist advice and tailored training, supervision and mentorship to less experienced members of staff, students and apprentices.
- To deputise for more senior colleagues, which may include taking responsibility for elements of day-to-day operational management.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- BSc in Audiology (or equivalent)
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate CPD activities
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working with Paediatric Audiology patients
- Evidence of knowledge of Otoacoustic emissions and evoked potentials
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in a relevant junior role, including the management of a range of conditions, with evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal training and supervision
- Evidence of ability to manage complex clinical presentations
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
- Experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
- Delivery of relevant audit/research projects
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and prioritise
- Ability to demonstrate appropriate engagement with others and understanding of the impact of good and poor communication.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of personal development in relevant area
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Kate Iley
- Job title
- Head of Audiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01904 725454
- Additional information
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