Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-SURG1945
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Acre mills Outpatients
- Town
- Huddersfield
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/05/2025
Employer heading
Audiologist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
An exciting role has become available for a qualified audiologist within the trust this is a perfect role for a newly qualified audiologist wishing to gain experience within the field.
To work within the Audiology acute team, responsible for the provision of the audiology service to the patients within the Trust.
To provide routine audiological assessments, diagnosis and rehabilitation to adults and older children and assist in more complex procedures. Taking responsibility for their own work yet under supervision of a Senior Audiologist. The post holder will also be involved in the supervision of
audiology students and assistants, and they will work at the base hospitals and community venues throughout Halifax and Huddersfield.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role involves the assessment and management of hearting loss in adults with some testing on older children, including but not limited to.
- Covering ENT clinics
- Undertaking direct access hearing assessment and hearing aid fittings.
- undertaking clinics to fix and repairs hearing aids
Working for our organisation
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder:-
Records all personally generated clinical observations and test results accurately on patient
management system in a format that is comprehendible to other Audiologists.
Ensure supervising audiologist is made aware of any potential risks affecting patient care.
Makes day to day planning to prioritise general duties e.g. stock refills, sending moulds or
aids to manufactures.
Participate in stock control and ordering.
Works on own and uses initiative based on prior training when acting on changing patient
information and test results in order to make changes to patient care. Access to Senior
Audiologist is available if further expertise is required.
Be aware of barriers to communication e.g learning disabilities, hearing impaired and when
English is not the first language and overcome these barriers effectively.
Ensure patient is fully informed of clinical procedures
Manage professionally any potential disputes/complaints that may present from abusive
patients, relatives or carers, refer to a senior member of staff if necessary.
Assist in the training of students on placement from university and Assistant Audiology
Practitioners
All complete list of all the main responsibilities and duties are enclosed in the job description and person specification.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential criteria
- BSc in Audiology (or equivalent)
- Committed to personal development
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
- Fitting and programming digital hearing aids.
- Routine diagnostic audiometry
- Good clinical reasoning skills
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric audiometry
- Tinnitus management
- Deaf awareness
- Presentation skills
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work as an effective team member
- Neat and accurate, demonstration of attention to detailed
- Caring and understanding nature
- Demonstrates positive attitude and behaviours
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties.
- Recognises own limitations and have willingness to share and learn from others
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to make decisions and problem solve when dealing with routine situations. E X X Ability to organise own work and caseload.
- Ability to organise own work and caseload.
- Approachable and supportive to junior staff
- Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Nathan Waite
- Job title
- Audiology Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01422 22 2335
- Additional information
For more Information please contract Nathan Waite Audiology Service Manger on 01422 22 2335
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