Job summary
This is an exciting and rare opportunity to complete an audiology apprenticeship. The successful candidate will be supported to complete BSc Healthcare Science: Audiology by distance learning while gaining hands on experience in the department. The expected duration of the apprenticeship is 5 years.
Audiology is about identifying and assessing hearing and balance function and their associated disorders. You'd work with patients of all ages as part of a team, recommending and providing appropriate therapeutic rehabilitation and management. Audiology is a rapidly developing field.
Employment will be conditional on being accepted onto the required degree course
Main duties of the job
The main duties will develop over the period of the apprenticeship starting with:
- basic hearing aid repairs and maintenance
- basic advice to patients regarding hearing loss and hearing aid provision
- administrative tasks
- school entry hearing screening
- basic otoscopy
developing over time to include:
- audiometry for adults and school aged children
- hearing aid fitting for adults
- supporting senior staff in testing pre-school children
- rehabilitation appointments for more complex hearing aid issues
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always be, toprovide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would wantfor ourselves and our loved ones.We want the best staff working in our organisation to ensure that we deliver exceptionalpatient care and experience.We want the right staff, in the right roles at the right time and we want our organisation to be the best place to work.We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with healthand well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.We provide a range of benefits and schemes to support staff health, well-being and inclusiveengagement.Staff recognition is very important to usWe actively encourage staff involvement with staff networking events and staff survey"Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To perform daily subjective calibration of audiometric equipment identifying and analysing any faults.
- To perform routine audiological assessment in patients with auditory disorders, evaluating and interpreting results.
- To perform audiological assessment on school age children, diagnosing and identifying hearing problems and taking appropriate action for their care.
- To assist senior audiologists in performing audiological procedures for children under 5 years of age.
- To select and prescribe appropriate hearing aids using technical knowledge, to motivate, counsel and guide parents to achieve maximum benefit from their hearing aids and adaptations.
- To use medical knowledge and experience to perform clinical examination of ears, identifying abnormalities and implementing the necessary action.
- To diagnose and analyse faults on NHS hearing aids and accessories to ensure maintenance and improve and uphold high standards of patient care.
- To contribute and help in training of students or apprentices in the department, report on their progress to the Professional Head of Audiology and Senior Audiologist, and help compile log books and training manuals.
- To maintain an up to date knowledge of clinical developments.
- To select and provide high specification digital hearing aids and earmoulds using technical and scientific knowledge.
- To record and update patient demographics and audiological information onto the Patient Management System. To ensure all local procedures for the administration of patients is adhered to.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To perform daily subjective calibration of audiometric equipment identifying and analysing any faults.
- To perform routine audiological assessment in patients with auditory disorders, evaluating and interpreting results.
- To perform audiological assessment on school age children, diagnosing and identifying hearing problems and taking appropriate action for their care.
- To assist senior audiologists in performing audiological procedures for children under 5 years of age.
- To select and prescribe appropriate hearing aids using technical knowledge, to motivate, counsel and guide parents to achieve maximum benefit from their hearing aids and adaptations.
- To use medical knowledge and experience to perform clinical examination of ears, identifying abnormalities and implementing the necessary action.
- To diagnose and analyse faults on NHS hearing aids and accessories to ensure maintenance and improve and uphold high standards of patient care.
- To contribute and help in training of students or apprentices in the department, report on their progress to the Professional Head of Audiology and Senior Audiologist, and help compile log books and training manuals.
- To maintain an up to date knowledge of clinical developments.
- To select and provide high specification digital hearing aids and earmoulds using technical and scientific knowledge.
- To record and update patient demographics and audiological information onto the Patient Management System. To ensure all local procedures for the administration of patients is adhered to.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- meets all essential criteria
Desirable
- relevant additional criteria
Experience
Essential
- meets all essential criteria on job description
Desirable
- Meets desirable criteria on job description
Skills
Essential
- meets all essential criteria on job description
Desirable
- demonstrates additional relevant skills
Knowledge
Essential
- meets all essential requirements of job description
Desirable
- demonstrates additional knowledge relevant to post
Other
Essential
- meets all essential criteria on job description
Desirable
- demonstrates additional factors relevant to post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- meets all essential criteria
Desirable
- relevant additional criteria
Experience
Essential
- meets all essential criteria on job description
Desirable
- Meets desirable criteria on job description
Skills
Essential
- meets all essential criteria on job description
Desirable
- demonstrates additional relevant skills
Knowledge
Essential
- meets all essential requirements of job description
Desirable
- demonstrates additional knowledge relevant to post
Other
Essential
- meets all essential criteria on job description
Desirable
- demonstrates additional factors relevant to post
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).
