Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Audiologist

This job is now closed

Job summary

We are looking for an assistant audiologist to assist with paediatric clinics and administration support in our and Community Services.

The post will be based in Aldershot Centre for Health, with travel to other clinical sites including Woking Community Hospital, Bourne Hall Health Centre (Epsom) and Orchard Centre (Redhill) and Kingston Hospital being expected.

Our department offers a full range of district-level Audiological services and our service delivery model is audiologist-led.

Main duties of the job

In order to be considered for this post you should have experience of working with young children and adults, have an interest in helping people who have hearing problems and an awareness of the difficulties they may encounter.

Training and support will be given to ensure that the successful candidate is able to deliver this role. The successful applicant will also be expected to:

demonstrate a flexible, adaptable approach
have good oral and written communication skills
be able to work as part of a team

About us

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

Caring- Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.

Safe- Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first

Responsible- All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation

Value Each Other- Value each other's contribution

Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Date posted

30 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£28,622 to £30,225 a year pa. Inclusive of HCAS [Outer]

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-NN-6584018-HS-Z

Job locations

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Numerate and Literate, educated to GCSE level in Maths and English (or equivalent)

Desirable

Desire to gain additional qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

An interest in people with hearing problems and an awareness of the difficulties they encounter.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with the general public.

Desirable

Experience of working within an NHS health care setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Numerate and Literate, educated to GCSE level in Maths and English (or equivalent)

Desirable

Desire to gain additional qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

An interest in people with hearing problems and an awareness of the difficulties they encounter.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with the general public.

Desirable

Experience of working within an NHS health care setting

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)