Assistant Audiologist

Job summary

To support the Audiology Team and contribute to the smooth daily operation of the Audiology Service.

To support patients in their hearing aid management, repairs hearing aids and other clinical & administrative duties as noted in the job description.

This post is fixed term for 12 months due to meet the needs of the service

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Main duties of the job

To carry out initial triaging patients, to offer advice and resolve issues or refer patients on for face-to-face appointments.

To prepare clinic rooms, calibrate equipment, clean and disinfect reusable items of Audiological equipment

To assess the requirements of hearing aid patients in repair clinics at the base hospital. To assist the patients where possible and refer to an Audiologist as required.

To replace faulty hearing aids brought in to repair clinics by patients. To re-programme replacement digital hearing aids to previous settings using computer.

To examine outer and middle ear, advising patients of any impacted wax. To re-tube and modify ear moulds using drilling and grinding equipment.

To carry out minor repairs to faulty hearing aids and ear moulds sent in by post. To replace hearing aids as necessary.

To provide information and advice on hearing aid handling skills for new and existing hearing aid users.

To carry out follow up reviews for patients recently fitted with hearing aids.

To carry out a monthly stock take of hearing aids to be used to calculate monthly stock order.

To carry out basic air conduction hearing tests for existing hearing aid users through scheduled appointments.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.