York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Paediatric Audiologist

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Job summary

This post is suitable for an audiologist who has experience of working in an NHS setting as a band 5 audiologist for 2 years. The post holder will work across site at York, Scarborough, Bridlington and Harrogate and therefore the ability to travel between sites is essential. The roles entail working as part of a multidisciplinary team providing highly specialised audiological services including advance and complex assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impaired children.

Main duties of the job

To assess, treat and provide specialist audiological assessment, treatment, and diagnosis care for a range of paediatric patients. To determine patient and family centred clinical need.
To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing audiological cover for ENT clinics for paediatrics, consisting of pure tone audiometry, visual reinforcement audiometry and tympanometry as required.
Provide a comprehensive hearing aid service to patients referred to the Department from GPs and the ENT Department, including provision of a full range of NHS digital hearing aids.
To provide paediatric assessments, paediatric hearing aid review assessments, hearing aid issues and verification.
To support Senior specialist Paediatric Audiology staff with follow ups to the newborn hearing screen including oto-acoustic emissions and evoked response audiometry
To use age appropriate questionnaires in evaluating use of hearing aids.
To make referrals to the local cochlea implant centre
Take responsibility for delivery of evidence based or best practice audiology care. To collaborate with colleagues in caseload management balancing the demands of clinical and organisational priorities.
To provide support, leadership, specialist advice and tailored training, supervision and mentorship to less experienced members of staff, students and apprentices.
To deputise for more senior colleagues, which may include taking responsibility for elements of day-to-day operational management.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Date posted

24 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-6386172-SPA-S

Job locations

York, Scarborough and Harrogate

York

YO31 8HE

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

BSc in Audiology (or equivalent)
Evidence of relevant postgraduate CPD activities

Desirable

Evidence of working with Paediatric Audiology patients
Evidence of knowledge of Otoacoustic emissions and evoked potentials

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience in a relevant junior role, including the management of a range of conditions, with evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal training and supervision
Evidence of ability to manage complex clinical presentations

Desirable

Experience in the use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
Experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
Delivery of relevant audit/research projects

Skills and Attributes

Essential

Ability to organise and prioritise
Ability to demonstrate appropriate engagement with others and understanding of the impact of good and poor communication.

Desirable

Evidence of personal development in relevant area

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

BSc in Audiology (or equivalent)
Evidence of relevant postgraduate CPD activities

Desirable

Evidence of working with Paediatric Audiology patients
Evidence of knowledge of Otoacoustic emissions and evoked potentials

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience in a relevant junior role, including the management of a range of conditions, with evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal training and supervision
Evidence of ability to manage complex clinical presentations

Desirable

Experience in the use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
Experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
Delivery of relevant audit/research projects

Skills and Attributes

Essential

Ability to organise and prioritise
Ability to demonstrate appropriate engagement with others and understanding of the impact of good and poor communication.

Desirable

Evidence of personal development in relevant area

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York, Scarborough and Harrogate

York

YO31 8HE

Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York, Scarborough and Harrogate

York

YO31 8HE

Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)