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317 Audiology - FH
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
317-2024-26-09-DR
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Freeman Hospital
Town
317 01 Freeman Hospital
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
18/07/2024

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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Audiologist

Band 6

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 Senior Audiologist roles in the Audiology Department based in the Surgery and Associated Specialties Board at the Freeman Hospital. 

The post holder will be required to travel to various outreach sites in the Northumberland area. 

The successful candidate will be responsible to help develop, organise, implement and evaluate audiology services to the area served.  They will be required to deputise for the clinical lead in Audiology in aspects of supervision and service provision, including local management of outlying clinics.  

  • Interview Date: 18 July 2024
  • 37 hours 30 minutes/week

  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate technical /clinical knowledge and judgement and apply this to practice in the delivery of a modernised Audiology Service to adults and children in individual rehabilitation and care. They will be required to perform technical and diagnostic procedures in specialist areas and provide effective patient rehabilitation / counselling and implement appropriate aftercare services.

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To help develop, organise, implement and evaluate Audiology service to area served.
  • To deputise for Clinical Lead and Audiology management team in aspects of supervision and service provision, including local management of outlying clinics.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

 

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria
  • Professional knowledge.
  • Delivery of evidence based practise in line with professional protocols and guidelines.
  • Continuous professional development including advanced theoretical and practical knowledge.
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of BSA and BAA.
  • Specialist interest / experience in an area in Audiology.

SKILLS

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
  • Good analytical and judgemental skills.
  • Good planning and organisation.
Desirable criteria
  • Driving licence and access to a car.
  • Supervisory / training skills.
  • Good IT skills

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience including qualification period.
Desirable criteria
  • Specialist interest / experience in an area in Audiology

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Qualified RCCP registered Audiologist or HCPC Clinical Scientist.
  • BSc or MSc in Audiology or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
  • Higher Level study
  • Mentorship certificate

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kayleigh Johnson
Job title
Chief Audiologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0191 2231043
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