Job summary
Band 7 Specialist Audiologist
We are looking for an experienced Audiologist to join our team. We are ideally looking for skills in specialist paediatrics (diagnostics and rehab) and / or balance, but the role has scope for flexibility with access to clinics across the service depending on skills, experience and interests. The service is committed to training and wider professional development set within a supportive and friendly team.
You will have a degree (or equivalent) in Audiology and hold professional state registration.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Role & Management Role
- You will have a solid foundation of experience and can demonstrate specialist skills, preferably in Paediatrics and / or Balance.
- You will be working independently in this area and have a solid under-pinning knowledge and experience.
- As an integrated team seeing patients of all ages, there is scope to work across service pillars adding scope for variety and development in the role.
- The service is proud to be IQIPS accredited since 2014 and, as part of the team, you will be part of pushing forward service quality and the technical knowledge of the department.
- You will be part of a friendly team who are keen to share learning and are supportive in peer development. There is an active research programme and a proven track record of creating opportunity for wider training, research and academic study.
- You will be part of the day-to-day operational decision-making to maintain effective clinics and a quality service.
- You will be encouraged to take ownership of an area to oversee and develop.
- You will be encouraged to develop novel ideas and implement change with a view to improving care, working practice and the reputation of the service.
- There will be opportunity for line management and / or training supervision.
- You will work with other members of the senior management team to ensure that quality is maintained across the services and that IQIPS accreditation is retained.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached.
For further information, please contact Rachel McCarthy, Head of Audiology, on 0118 322 7238.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached.
For further information, please contact Rachel McCarthy, Head of Audiology, on 0118 322 7238.
Person Specification
Edcuation
Essential
- MSc Audiology or equivalent experience
- Practical competency qualification, eg BSc, CAC, HTS, STP
Desirable
- Evidence of professional registration HPCP or RCCP - or due to obtain in the near future
- Practical competency qualification
Experience
Essential
- 3 years experience of working in an Audiology department
- Experience of working with routine and complex patients
- Experience of specialist paeds and / or balance
Desirable
- Service improvement /development
- Clinical audit and research
- Experience of managing and developing a section of a service
Professional Skills
Essential
- Diagnostic audiometric techniques and rehabilitation to BSA/ BAA standards
- Skills in complex audiology
- IT literacy
Desirable
- Experience of service development
- Experience of development and implementation of clinical protocol and policy
- Experience of complex Paediatrics and / or balance
Other
Desirable
- Full driving licence
- BSL Sign language level 1 or higher
Person Specification
Edcuation
Essential
- MSc Audiology or equivalent experience
- Practical competency qualification, eg BSc, CAC, HTS, STP
Desirable
- Evidence of professional registration HPCP or RCCP - or due to obtain in the near future
- Practical competency qualification
Experience
Essential
- 3 years experience of working in an Audiology department
- Experience of working with routine and complex patients
- Experience of specialist paeds and / or balance
Desirable
- Service improvement /development
- Clinical audit and research
- Experience of managing and developing a section of a service
Professional Skills
Essential
- Diagnostic audiometric techniques and rehabilitation to BSA/ BAA standards
- Skills in complex audiology
- IT literacy
Desirable
- Experience of service development
- Experience of development and implementation of clinical protocol and policy
- Experience of complex Paediatrics and / or balance
Other
Desirable
- Full driving licence
- BSL Sign language level 1 or higher
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
