Job summary
Based in the Hearing and Balance Centre at Royal Stoke Hospital, your role will involve supporting the team to provide high quality care by preparing and delivering paediatric audiology clinics, involving both clinical and administrative tasks.
It is anticipated that training will be required in order to fulfil the role successfully and this will be provided both in house and externally. A candidate with an eagerness to pursue an apprenticeship would therefore be ideally suited to this post.
Excellent communication skills are essential to this role as it involves liaising directly with families, teachers of the deaf and other professionals regarding clinical information.
Main duties of the job
Please see the job description and person specification for more information on the main duties of this role.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Areas/Tasks
To perform the role of assistant in paediatric audiological assessment and rehabilitation, by actively engaging with children to support successful outcomes.
Be responsible for ensuring appropriate patient preparation for the audiologist to perform audiological procedures
Meet and greet patients and families and escort them to the clinic room.
Lead hearing aid repair clinics for both adults and children
Be responsible alongside the audiologist for stage A daily calibration checks of audiological equipment
Be responsible for reporting any equipment faults or damage as per local procedure
Take responsibility for infection control within department protocols and maintain a clean, safe, tidy environment throughout the area, adhering to trust environmental audit and departmental processes.
Ensure clear, concise recording of patient results and/or outcomes, following local protocol
Please see more information in the job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Areas/Tasks
To perform the role of assistant in paediatric audiological assessment and rehabilitation, by actively engaging with children to support successful outcomes.
Be responsible for ensuring appropriate patient preparation for the audiologist to perform audiological procedures
Meet and greet patients and families and escort them to the clinic room.
Lead hearing aid repair clinics for both adults and children
Be responsible alongside the audiologist for stage A daily calibration checks of audiological equipment
Be responsible for reporting any equipment faults or damage as per local procedure
Take responsibility for infection control within department protocols and maintain a clean, safe, tidy environment throughout the area, adhering to trust environmental audit and departmental processes.
Ensure clear, concise recording of patient results and/or outcomes, following local protocol
Please see more information in the job description attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Previous experience of working with pre-school children
- Educated to GCSE Level or Level 2 equivalent
- Previous experience of working with the general public
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development or equivalent
- Holds a care certificate
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstration of excellent communication skills
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Previous experience of working with pre-school children
- Educated to GCSE Level or Level 2 equivalent
- Previous experience of working with the general public
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development or equivalent
- Holds a care certificate
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstration of excellent communication skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
