Job summary
Fixed term contract/secondment opportunity for 12 months
Join our large friendly team within the Audiology Department at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust and enjoy the variety of work that comes from being part of our large complex Audiology service. We have over 45 staff, made up of senior assistant audiologists, associate audiologists, audiologists, Clinical Scientists, hearing therapists and a new born hearing screening team all supported by an excellent administrative team.
The department offers a complex adult rehabilitative service, tinnitus and hearing therapy services, newborn hearing screening programme, paediatric assessment and (re)hab service (0-18 years) and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation service at the main NNUH site and at Cromer Hospital. Domiciliary work is also undertaken.
Our department places an emphasis on quality and we are proud to have been one of the earliest sites to become UKAS accredited under the Improving Quality In Physiological Services accreditation scheme, and are currently accredited for our paediatric service.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Main duties of the job
This 12-month post is to cover maternity leave. The ideal candidate will be somebody who is motivated to deliver a high-quality adult rehabilitation service to our patients. Because we are not an AQP provider, the post is ideally suited to an audiologist who is comfortable with routine work and is ready to develop their skills in a complex service.
The main responsibilities include:
- Autonomous practice within adult rehabilitation clinics from assessment to hearing aid fitting and reviews
- Assessment of hearing loss in non-routine (complex) populations
- Fitting of hearing aids in non-routine (complex) populations
We host an STP trainee and would welcome the successful candidate to contribute to training. There may be a need to support more junior members of the team and provide advice and guidance to our assistant and associate audiologists.
There is a strong culture of auditing our work to ensure best practice, and we would like the successful candidate to be actively involved in this work.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provides clinical technical services to out-patients through specific diagnostic tests
- Undertakes more advanced clinical test procedures, initially under the guidance of more senior staff or Scientist in charge
- Provide hearing aid service and rehabilitation for hearing aid users, both outpatient and domiciliary, using skills for assessing test results and equipment prescriptions.
- Responsible for taking impressions, selecting an appropriate ear mould fitting and modifying ear moulds.
- Assists in the day to day running of the department.
- Plans domiciliary visits in consultation with staff member responsible.
- To ensure working knowledge of all equipment in use in clinical areas and to report any faults that are found.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provides clinical technical services to out-patients through specific diagnostic tests
- Undertakes more advanced clinical test procedures, initially under the guidance of more senior staff or Scientist in charge
- Provide hearing aid service and rehabilitation for hearing aid users, both outpatient and domiciliary, using skills for assessing test results and equipment prescriptions.
- Responsible for taking impressions, selecting an appropriate ear mould fitting and modifying ear moulds.
- Assists in the day to day running of the department.
- Plans domiciliary visits in consultation with staff member responsible.
- To ensure working knowledge of all equipment in use in clinical areas and to report any faults that are found.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Audiology or BAAT exam (Part I and II) with B/Tech Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement qualification or NVQ III in Audiology or Dip HE in Audiology or equivalent qualifications
Desirable
- Registration with AHCS in audiology, or HCPC as a clinical scientist
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience within Audiology (for BSc)
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and patient handling skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent clinical and service developments within Audiology
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Audiology or BAAT exam (Part I and II) with B/Tech Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement qualification or NVQ III in Audiology or Dip HE in Audiology or equivalent qualifications
Desirable
- Registration with AHCS in audiology, or HCPC as a clinical scientist
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience within Audiology (for BSc)
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and patient handling skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent clinical and service developments within Audiology
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
