Job summary
Whittington Health Audiology and Vestibular Medicine Service
Audiologist
AFC - Band 5
Full time substantive post, 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Band 5 Audiologists to join our friendly team to deliver a quality Adult assessment and rehabilitation care pathway.
Clinics are held at a number of locations across Haringey and Islington.
The postholder will be based predominantly at St Ann's hospital, although there will be rotation at other sites.
We also work closely with UCL/Middlesex university to provide clinical placements for BSc students.
Main duties of the job
To perform routine audiological assessments on adults without direct supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
To select and fit hearing aids to routine adult clients referred from General Practitioners, and internally via ENT/ Consultant Audiological Physician as directed.
To assist senior Audiological staff/medical staff with non- routine diagnostic and rehabilitative cases for both adults and children.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documents for detailed Job Description and main responsibilities.
To perform routine audiological assessments on adults without direct supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
To select and fit hearing aids to routine adult clients referred from General Practitioners, and internally via ENT/ Consultant Audiological Physician as directed.
To assist senior Audiological staff/medical staff with non- routine diagnostic and rehabilitative cases for both adults and children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documents for detailed Job Description and main responsibilities.
To perform routine audiological assessments on adults without direct supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
To select and fit hearing aids to routine adult clients referred from General Practitioners, and internally via ENT/ Consultant Audiological Physician as directed.
To assist senior Audiological staff/medical staff with non- routine diagnostic and rehabilitative cases for both adults and children.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Audiology/ or equivalent acceptable for registration
- Registration/working towards with RCCP/HPC
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good written and communication skills
- Ability to remain updated with professional practice
- General IT skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Routine audiological assessment techniques for adult testing
- Hearing aid fitting and review of Adult patients
- Repair clinics
- Basic knowledge of diagnostic audio- vestibular test techniques
Desirable
- Knowledge of Auditbase system
- Oto-acoustic emissions clinics
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Patient and sympathetic to the needs of the hearing
- Ability to handle difficult situations eg: emoti And/or aggressive patients
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Audiology/ or equivalent acceptable for registration
- Registration/working towards with RCCP/HPC
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good written and communication skills
- Ability to remain updated with professional practice
- General IT skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Routine audiological assessment techniques for adult testing
- Hearing aid fitting and review of Adult patients
- Repair clinics
- Basic knowledge of diagnostic audio- vestibular test techniques
Desirable
- Knowledge of Auditbase system
- Oto-acoustic emissions clinics
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Patient and sympathetic to the needs of the hearing
- Ability to handle difficult situations eg: emoti And/or aggressive patients
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
