Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working as required.)
- Job ref
- 292-7139263-CSS
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St. Margaret's Hospital
- Town
- Epping
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/05/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Senior Audiologist
NHS AfC: Band 6
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
We are a friendly team of 15 working in Adult and Paediatric Audiology - this role is primarily as an Adult Audiologist, however there are always opportunities for the right candidates to start working in with our paediatric team. We currently have several staff on different HTS Modules in Paediatrics, we train BSc's, MSc's and are also an accredited training department for the STP, offering another potential route for progression in your career.
You will work as a Senior Audiologist seeing a mix of routine and complex adult patients, based across three sites at Epping, Harlow and Bishop's Stortford.
Main duties of the job
- Perform otoscopic examination of the ear canal
- Assess the hearing of adults and children
- Select appropriate hearing aids using Patient Management System considering hearing aid specifications and outcome measures to suit individual patient needs.
- Regularly review patients progress with the hearing aid and analyse need for modification of hearing aid programme and/or further rehabilitation, advice and counseling
- Fit custom made ear plugs for adults and children and instruct patients or their carers on effective use and maintenance
- Recognise when a medical history or test results require onward referral to ENT Medical Staff
- Analyse and interpret diagnostic test results to formulate an individual treatment plan
- Undertake home visits t
- Assist with paediatric audiology and hearing aid clinics
- Perform evening and weekend clinics as required (though we currently do not work evenings or weekends unless overtime is required).
- Supervise and line manage
- Be responsible for the domiciliary including time tabling and organising visits, as well as writing and maintaining protocols. Be able to work independently in people’s homes.
- To work at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Epping, Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow and Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- BSc or MSc in Audiology
- HCPC or AHCS Registration
- CPD Evidence within 1 year
- Experience with difficult and challenging situations
- Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
- Have wide knowledge and experience of NHS networks/referral routes.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Scientist Registration
- BSL Level 1 or above
- Electrophysiological Testing experience
- Experience with mentoring and training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong Communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- John Waters
- Job title
- Head of Audiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 827126
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