Band 6 Senior Audiologist / Audiological Scientist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Audiology Centre (QEHAC) is excited to announce a rare and exciting opportunity to join the team on The Midlands Hearing Implant Programme.

We are looking for an enthusiastic qualified Audiologist with experience in working with adults with hearing loss and an interest in working with severe to profoundly deaf patients who are being assessed for, or who have, a cochlear implant (CI). This role is to cover maternity leave and is fixed term for one year.

Within this role you will be developed to become an integral member of the multi-disciplinary clinical team working alongside our CI clinicians, helping to provide face-to-face and remote clinical support to patients with hearing aids and CIs.

Specialist CI in-house and off-site training will be given, and all work will be carried out under the guidance of a CI Audiologist.

This is part-time position for 30 hours per week. Flexible working patterns may be available.

If you are keen to take on this new challenge, we would be delighted to hear from you.

30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide scientific audiological input to the Midlands Hearing Implant Programme (Adult service), including pre- and post-operative assessments, programming of cochlear implants, upgrading of sound processors, contributing to clinical decision-making regarding suitability for implantation and rehabilitation and documentation of individual patients' progress.

They will participate in the assessment of new patients who have been referred for consideration of a cochlear implant (CI). This includes pure tone audiometry, speech discrimination testing and other diagnostic tests. They will review hearing aid provision and perform hearing aid re-fittings as appropriate.

They will also provide care to existing CI patients including basic processor programming, testing of benefit, evaluation of sound processor and device status and to perform problem solving for patients requiring repairs. They will participate in processor upgrades both face to face and via Direct-to-Patient services.

We are a research-driven, evidence-based service, implementing models of good practice outlined in the BCIG 2023 Quality Standards for Cochlear implantation.

In-house and off-site training will be given and all work will be carried out under the guidance of a CI Audiologist.

Excellent communication skills are needed when working with people with hearing loss, along with good manual and IT skills for dealing with hearing aids and cochlear implants.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

22 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1079256GB

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* BSc in Audiology
* Registration with HCPC, RCCP or other professional body
* CPD record maintained

Experience

Essential

* Knowledge of Audiological scientific theory, basic science and clinical principles
* Knowledge of specialised areas of Audiological practice, e.g. digital hearing aids, objective testing
* Prior experience of working with severe to profoundly deaf adults

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* BSc in Audiology
* Registration with HCPC, RCCP or other professional body
* CPD record maintained

Experience

Essential

* Knowledge of Audiological scientific theory, basic science and clinical principles
* Knowledge of specialised areas of Audiological practice, e.g. digital hearing aids, objective testing
* Prior experience of working with severe to profoundly deaf adults

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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