Audiologist
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
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Job summary
We are currently recruiting into our fantastic Trust. 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 full-time permanent Band 5 Audiologist. As a welcoming friendly team, we are keen to show you around our department so that you can see for yourself the opportunities here.
We are looking for a qualified Audiologist to work across our service as part of our multiskilled team. The successful candidate will have experience in NHS adult audiology and will be eligible for RCCP or HCPC registration.
Ideally you will be looking for a Trust that will support your growth and development. We have opportunities for training, and we can support staff to complete Higher Training Scheme (HTS) modules if desired. Opportunities are available in all areas of Audiology including paediatrics, complex adults, tinnitus management, vestibular assessment, and rehabilitation. Excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills are essential.
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.
Informal enquiries are welcome by contacting, Miriam.Forster@porthosp.nhs.uk or Michael.gilbert@porthosp.nhs.uk
If this sounds a perfect role to you then we would love to hear from you, so please do not delay, apply today!
Main duties of the job
Initial responsibilities will include all areas of adult audiology
We have a well-supported Audiology first direct-referral complex adult assessment service. You will be able to manage complex patients independently, including onward referrals to specialist services (Tinnitus, BAHA, ENT and Audiovestibular medicine), MRI referral and patient rehabilitation.
We fit a wide range of hearing aids including Oticon, Phonak and GN Resound, allowing you to choose the most appropriate models for your patients.
We support a busy ENT department with diagnostic testing and have booked hearing aid repairs clinics.
We cover multiple sites in Hampshire and Chichester, and you may even have the opportunity to travel to work by Hovercraft to our department on the Isle of Wight!
As a keen training department, we are looking to support personal development allowing you to take on new areas of responsibility.
Applications for part time hours will be considered. 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! Learn more about the city of Portsmouth by clicking on this link: https://youtu.be/x3y4byWrgr4
Relocation expense packages will be considered.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Date posted
07 March 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C8192-SD-23-0245
Job locations
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
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