Paediatric Audiology Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Children's Audiology Team based at Crawley Hospital in the role of Paediatric Audiology Assistant.

The post involves working with children and their families who are attending for a hearing assessment. The post holder will work alongside the Audiologists to allow age appropriate hearing assessment of the child. Support and training to develop these skills will be provided . A desire to work with children is essential.

Although the post is a clinical role the post will involve collaborative working with the Audiology Team Administrators. This will be developed with the successful applicant when they join the team.

There will further be the expectation for the post holder to partake in generalised structured training within the trust (for example the Care certificate).

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Paediatric Audiology Assistant. The post holder will assist in a range of paediatric audiology appointments working alongside the senior clinical team and assisting with their clinical duties. This would include hearing assessments of young children and babies. Training and supervision will be provided within the service with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge through further learning.

The post holder will also be required to assist Audiologists with their daily administrative duties. These duties would include scanning, liaising with families (face to face, email and telephone), maintaining stock levels, completing daily calibration of equipment, using and updating S1 and the trust health and safety service audits.

Specific knowledge will be acquired through hands on training and experience gained over time.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff