Job summary
Were seeking
an enthusiastic and motivated audiologist to join our busy team. You will be
part of our Paediatric Audiology team taking the
next steps in developing great community services and ensuring that everything
we do is based around our aim of quality first and foremost.
The service is being delivered from dedicated and purpose-built Paediatric
audiology suites in a community set up covering the boroughs of Halton, St
Helens & Knowsley.
The applicant must be an experienced Audiologist with a good knowledge of
Paediatric
Audiology Hearing Assessments. This experience must have been obtained from
working within the NHS within the last two years. The applicant is expected to
be progressing within their career and aspiring to increase their skills and
expertise in the field.
The successful candidate will have a BSc and/or MSc in Audiology (or
equivalent) and will have AHCS/HCPC registration with relevant post
qualification experience.
This is a great opportunity to join
an excellent department fully equipped with the latest equipment.
The work is
community based therefore it is essential that the successful candidate is able
to travel throughout the organisation to meet the requirements of the role.
We are a friendly, forward thinking
department. We actively encourage and
support further educational development, attendance at courses/conferences.
Main duties of the job
To work closely with senior audiologists in
clinics, performing a range of clinical tests and procedures for patients aged
0-18 years of age as appropriate.
To prepare clinic rooms ready for testing
including the necessary calibration checks of equipment.
To maintain accurate and confidential patient
records in line with department and trust policies, including inputting data
from clinical test results.
Arrange
referral to other professionals for treatment/management when required,
following local and national guidance.
Responsible for
keeping a check on stock levels to maintain sufficient supplies of Audiology
materials.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform diagnostic hearing assessment on pre-school and school age children and analyse the results, including:
- Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
- Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA)
- Performance testing
- Speech discrimination testing
- Tests of middle ear function using tympanometry
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Complete audiological testing of babies that are referred following their newborn hearing screen, using Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) to detect cochlear function.
- Carry out otoscopy following BSA recommended procedures
- identify any contraindications or indications for further procedures e.g. tympanometry and aural impression taking.
- Identify atypical or abnormal ear conditions and make appropriate onward referrals
- Take accurate and safe impressions of the ear following BSA recommended procedures for impression taking.
- Arrange referral to other professionals for treatment/management when required, following local and national guidance. E.g. referring to ENT for management of middle ear effusion.
- Manage hearing loss in infants and children.
- dispense, fit and maintain digital hearing aids, using MCHAS guidelines and protocols.
- use probe microphone measurements to verify hearing aids to prescription targets.
- carry out reviews with hearing aid users.
- audiological habilitation/rehabilitation
- use of outcome measures to support and guide habilitation/rehabilitation.
- Carry out hearing aid repairs and maintenance.
- Carry out routine maintenance and calibration checks on audiological equipment, reporting faults and arranging for repair when necessary.
- Maintain accurate recording of results and update patient records.
- Write reports to relevant health professionals.
- Update national S4H database with results of hearing tests following referral from neonatal hearing screening team.
- Ensures adequate and smooth transition of children onto Adult Audiology Services, via a Transition Clinic.
- Responsible for maintaining own workload, prioritising referrals, and planning work for junior staff. Plans day to day duties and routine clinics.
- Demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of children with complex needs and adapt test procedures based on the needs of the child.
- Demonstrate flexibility to deal with urgent referrals and queries.
- Organises testing and hearing aid management in outreach clinics and schools, ensuring all necessary portable equipment is available.
- Collaborates with Audiology Lead to ensure an efficient and effective Audiology department.
- Monitor hearing aid stock and advise senior staff/management on re-ordering requirements.
Communication
- Work and communicate effectively and courteously with patients, colleagues, public and members of the directorate and the trust.
- Maintain hospital and departmental records, including provision of patient reports as necessary.
- To work and communicate effectively within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to adapt communication in order to instruct infants and children, including those with complex needs, during behavioural hearing assessment using appropriate language.
Able to use tact and persuasion where barriers to understanding exist, e.g.
- Very young children, children with learning difficulties and the un-cooperative child.
- Communicate effectively with deaf and hard of hearing patients and families.
- Able to communicate complex technical information in a meaningful manner.
- Demonstrate reassurance and persuasive skills to gain a child's confidence for invasive procedures e.g., impressions.
- Demonstrate sensitivity and awareness when imparting bad news e.g. sudden hearing loss or deterioration of existing hearing loss.
Professional
- Active participant in Trust research projects involving children with hearing loss.
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
- Maintain professional standards and protocols without supervision.
- Work in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and complies with Trust policies and audiological protocols.
- Ensure continuing professional development. Develops and maintains in depth knowledge of paediatric test protocols, is well informed about changes to current practice and able to implement new recommended procedures following appropriate training.
- Maintain registration with the AHCS/HCPC
- Take part in both professional and departmental meetings.
Information and Data Responsibilities
- Maintain thorough record-keeping
Maintain systems to monitor documentation including recording and storing all relevant information ensuring it is securely held and can be accessed easily
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform diagnostic hearing assessment on pre-school and school age children and analyse the results, including:
- Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
- Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA)
- Performance testing
- Speech discrimination testing
- Tests of middle ear function using tympanometry
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Complete audiological testing of babies that are referred following their newborn hearing screen, using Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) to detect cochlear function.
- Carry out otoscopy following BSA recommended procedures
- identify any contraindications or indications for further procedures e.g. tympanometry and aural impression taking.
- Identify atypical or abnormal ear conditions and make appropriate onward referrals
- Take accurate and safe impressions of the ear following BSA recommended procedures for impression taking.
- Arrange referral to other professionals for treatment/management when required, following local and national guidance. E.g. referring to ENT for management of middle ear effusion.
- Manage hearing loss in infants and children.
- dispense, fit and maintain digital hearing aids, using MCHAS guidelines and protocols.
- use probe microphone measurements to verify hearing aids to prescription targets.
- carry out reviews with hearing aid users.
- audiological habilitation/rehabilitation
- use of outcome measures to support and guide habilitation/rehabilitation.
- Carry out hearing aid repairs and maintenance.
- Carry out routine maintenance and calibration checks on audiological equipment, reporting faults and arranging for repair when necessary.
- Maintain accurate recording of results and update patient records.
- Write reports to relevant health professionals.
- Update national S4H database with results of hearing tests following referral from neonatal hearing screening team.
- Ensures adequate and smooth transition of children onto Adult Audiology Services, via a Transition Clinic.
- Responsible for maintaining own workload, prioritising referrals, and planning work for junior staff. Plans day to day duties and routine clinics.
- Demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of children with complex needs and adapt test procedures based on the needs of the child.
- Demonstrate flexibility to deal with urgent referrals and queries.
- Organises testing and hearing aid management in outreach clinics and schools, ensuring all necessary portable equipment is available.
- Collaborates with Audiology Lead to ensure an efficient and effective Audiology department.
- Monitor hearing aid stock and advise senior staff/management on re-ordering requirements.
Communication
- Work and communicate effectively and courteously with patients, colleagues, public and members of the directorate and the trust.
- Maintain hospital and departmental records, including provision of patient reports as necessary.
- To work and communicate effectively within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to adapt communication in order to instruct infants and children, including those with complex needs, during behavioural hearing assessment using appropriate language.
Able to use tact and persuasion where barriers to understanding exist, e.g.
- Very young children, children with learning difficulties and the un-cooperative child.
- Communicate effectively with deaf and hard of hearing patients and families.
- Able to communicate complex technical information in a meaningful manner.
- Demonstrate reassurance and persuasive skills to gain a child's confidence for invasive procedures e.g., impressions.
- Demonstrate sensitivity and awareness when imparting bad news e.g. sudden hearing loss or deterioration of existing hearing loss.
Professional
- Active participant in Trust research projects involving children with hearing loss.
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
- Maintain professional standards and protocols without supervision.
- Work in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and complies with Trust policies and audiological protocols.
- Ensure continuing professional development. Develops and maintains in depth knowledge of paediatric test protocols, is well informed about changes to current practice and able to implement new recommended procedures following appropriate training.
- Maintain registration with the AHCS/HCPC
- Take part in both professional and departmental meetings.
Information and Data Responsibilities
- Maintain thorough record-keeping
Maintain systems to monitor documentation including recording and storing all relevant information ensuring it is securely held and can be accessed easily
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/MSc Audiology or equivalent e.g., BTEC in MPPM, BAAT Parts 1 and 2 and HNC MPPM
- Registered with AHCS/HCPC
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Experience
Essential
- NHS experience to include paediatric audiometric assessment including full range of behavioural audiometric tests.
- Experience in managing infants and children with hearing loss.
- Experience in carrying out audits and surveys within a clinical set up.
- Excellent experience of paediatric hearing aid assessment, fitting and rehabilitation.
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility over location/ pattern of work
- Able to travel to peripheral clinics throughout Halton, St Helens & Knowsley and to travel across the wider Trust footprint to meet the needs of the service.
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- To be able to carry out a full range of paediatric audiology diagnostic tests.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines when necessary.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- The ability to communicate sensitively and empathically.
- Excellent team player
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient records and statistical information.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Good IT skills
- Good organisational skills
Desirable
- Good experience in paediatric diagnostic tests including OAEs.
- Experience in audits and introduction of service developments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/MSc Audiology or equivalent e.g., BTEC in MPPM, BAAT Parts 1 and 2 and HNC MPPM
- Registered with AHCS/HCPC
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Experience
Essential
- NHS experience to include paediatric audiometric assessment including full range of behavioural audiometric tests.
- Experience in managing infants and children with hearing loss.
- Experience in carrying out audits and surveys within a clinical set up.
- Excellent experience of paediatric hearing aid assessment, fitting and rehabilitation.
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility over location/ pattern of work
- Able to travel to peripheral clinics throughout Halton, St Helens & Knowsley and to travel across the wider Trust footprint to meet the needs of the service.
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- To be able to carry out a full range of paediatric audiology diagnostic tests.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines when necessary.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- The ability to communicate sensitively and empathically.
- Excellent team player
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient records and statistical information.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Good IT skills
- Good organisational skills
Desirable
- Good experience in paediatric diagnostic tests including OAEs.
- Experience in audits and introduction of service developments.
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).
