Job summary
Band 6 £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata, per annum
Full Time 37.5 Hours per week
Permanent Contract
Here at Portsmouth University Hospital NHS Trust Audiology department, we are proud to introduce ourselves and share with you that we are looking to recruit a Band 6 Senior Audiologist or Clinical Scientist to a vacancy that has arisen within the department. As a welcoming friendly team, we are keen to show you around our department so that you can see for yourself the opportunities here.
Main duties of the job
This post involves leading paediatric assessment, and Adult assessment and rehabilitation clinics. Additional opportunities in Tinnitus, Complex adults and Vestibular services are available. This role will involve assisting with the training and support of our STP trainees and line management of other clinical staff.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the main Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an Audiologist with general Audiology experience and experience of at least one specialist area of Audiology, for example Paediatric assessment, tinnitus rehabilitation or vestibular testing or rehab. The successful candidate will have AHCS/RCCP or HCPC registration (pre-registered STP students completing their studies will be considered). Excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills are essential.
Ideally you will be looking for a Trust that will enable you to grow and as a busy training department we have lots of experience in supporting staff to accomplish new skills. Opportunities are available to be involved with the supervision of students on the STP, HTS and Graduate Apprenticeship schemes. There are opportunities to be involved with service review and development.
The department provides a wide variety of Audiology services. We cover a large geographical area with clinics in Hampshire, western West Sussex and the Isle of Wight. Applications for part time hours will be welcomed. If you are not local to us already, you may not know a lot about Portsmouth, we do have much to be proud of and it is all on our doorstop!
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an Audiologist with general Audiology experience and experience of at least one specialist area of Audiology, for example Paediatric assessment, tinnitus rehabilitation or vestibular testing or rehab. The successful candidate will have AHCS/RCCP or HCPC registration (pre-registered STP students completing their studies will be considered). Excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills are essential.
Ideally you will be looking for a Trust that will enable you to grow and as a busy training department we have lots of experience in supporting staff to accomplish new skills. Opportunities are available to be involved with the supervision of students on the STP, HTS and Graduate Apprenticeship schemes. There are opportunities to be involved with service review and development.
The department provides a wide variety of Audiology services. We cover a large geographical area with clinics in Hampshire, western West Sussex and the Isle of Wight. Applications for part time hours will be welcomed. If you are not local to us already, you may not know a lot about Portsmouth, we do have much to be proud of and it is all on our doorstop!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- STP, or M.Sc. in Clinical Audiological Science and Certificate of Audiological Competence, or BAAT or PTP or BSc in Audiology with appropriate clinical experience and sign off.
- Clinical skills and management to appropriate standard of independent practice as supported by State Registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing all aspects of care involved in at least one area of advanced Audiology from Complex Adults, Paediatrics, Vestibular or Tinnitus services.
- Experience of using all relevant diagnostic, rehabilitative and clinical instrumentation.
- Communication with multidisciplinary teams ensuring affective patient management.
- Staff management and leadership.
- Service monitoring and development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- STP, or M.Sc. in Clinical Audiological Science and Certificate of Audiological Competence, or BAAT or PTP or BSc in Audiology with appropriate clinical experience and sign off.
- Clinical skills and management to appropriate standard of independent practice as supported by State Registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing all aspects of care involved in at least one area of advanced Audiology from Complex Adults, Paediatrics, Vestibular or Tinnitus services.
- Experience of using all relevant diagnostic, rehabilitative and clinical instrumentation.
- Communication with multidisciplinary teams ensuring affective patient management.
- Staff management and leadership.
- Service monitoring and development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
