Job summary
- Main area
- Audiologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (maternity leave cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 34 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-25-7261703-DSAB
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Paediatric Audiologist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Audiology team at Birmingham Children's Hospital. This post is a 12 month fixed term contract. You will be working alongside Audiology professionals with a wealth of experience and the role will be very varied. The department boasts newly refurbished testing rooms and a friendly working environment with a team passionate about Paediatric Audiology and delivering a quality service for our families.
Main duties of the job
Perform Pure Tone Audiometry to BSA standards
Visual Reinforcement Audiometry
Auditory Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry
Hearing aid assessments and reviews on children 0-16 years to include Bone Conduction, BAHA and BTE aids performing Real Ear Measurement or RECD as standard
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MSc in Audiological Science or equivalent qualification plus experience
- CAC or BAAT part II (or equivalent)
- Strong audiological and scientific background
- HPCP or AHCS registration
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Stage 1 BSL
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience in all aspects of Paediatric Audiology (diagnostic and habilitation)
- Detailed knowledge of paediatric guidelines
- Knowledge of NHSP pathway
- Detailed knowledge of BAHA’s, hearing aids and care pathways
- Experience of managing a team
- At least 2 years post qualification experience working in an NHS Hospital
- Analytical skills to take complex information, analyse the information and implement change based on a clear analysis.
- Strong organisational skills, methodical and systematic
- Teaching experience and skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience in conducting a research project
- Experience in conducting an audit
- Experience of public speaking
- Experience of collecting and collaborating evidence for IQIPs
- Experience using Auditbase
- Presentation Skills
Personal
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Resilient, able to take decisions
- Highly motivated
- Analytical, systematic
- Flexible / open minded
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Lawrence
- Job title
- Audiology Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9363
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