Audiology Assistant Practitioner

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Salford Audiology are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and caring person to complement our busy Audiology team for 19.5 hours per week over 3 days. The working hours and days will be agreed with the successful applicant.

Salford Audiology Service is a multi-site service, which is provided across Acute, Community and Educational settings. We provide a full range of Adult and Paediatric Audiology Services, including Newborn hearing screening Programme, Hearing assessment and Rehabilitation, Baha, Comprehensive Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation and Hearing Therapy. Travel to Gateway centres across Salford will be a requirement of the post holder.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Audiology Practitioner will work as a member of the Audiology team under the direct and indirect supervision of an Audiologist. The post will involve direct patient care, in respect to dealing with basic enquiries and performing routine non-complex tasks on a daily basis which will include hearing aid repair and maintenance. There will be a mix of both clinical and administrative duties. You will support the administration team with appointment bookings, stock control and general telephone enquiries.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate experience of working in a healthcare environment. Good communication skills and IT skills are essential requirements for this role along with interest in the field of hearing and balance.

Training will be provided on-site however attendance at an accredited Assistant Audiology Practitioner course is expected. There will be a multiple competency-based assessment that you will undertake to enable you to fulfil your role.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Date posted

09 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

236-SCO-CS048-24

Job locations

Audiology Department

Pendleton Gateway, 1 Broadwalk

Salford

M6 5FX


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE - A-C 5 min. English, Maths, Science
  • Willingness to undertake NVQ Level III in a Health-related subject (or equivalent Qualification)
  • Willingness to undertake training course for Assistant Audiology Practitioner

Desirable

  • NVQ Level III in Healthcare related subject or equivalent Qualification achieved

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of information technology and administrative systems
  • Experience of working in customer/patient facing role
  • Understanding of maintaining confidentiality in relation to patient identifiable information in with Trust Policies and data protection

Desirable

  • Experience within healthcare setting

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Evidence of Interest in hearing and balance
  • Good interpersonal skills with effective written and verbal communications skills
  • Good IT Skills
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service

Desirable

  • Car iser
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE - A-C 5 min. English, Maths, Science
  • Willingness to undertake NVQ Level III in a Health-related subject (or equivalent Qualification)
  • Willingness to undertake training course for Assistant Audiology Practitioner

Desirable

  • NVQ Level III in Healthcare related subject or equivalent Qualification achieved

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of information technology and administrative systems
  • Experience of working in customer/patient facing role
  • Understanding of maintaining confidentiality in relation to patient identifiable information in with Trust Policies and data protection

Desirable

  • Experience within healthcare setting

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Evidence of Interest in hearing and balance
  • Good interpersonal skills with effective written and verbal communications skills
  • Good IT Skills
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service

Desirable

  • Car iser

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Audiology Department

Pendleton Gateway, 1 Broadwalk

Salford

M6 5FX


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Audiology Department

Pendleton Gateway, 1 Broadwalk

Salford

M6 5FX


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational and Professional

Gemma Jones

gemma.jones@srft.nhs.uk

01612061572

Date posted

09 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

236-SCO-CS048-24

Job locations

Audiology Department

Pendleton Gateway, 1 Broadwalk

Salford

M6 5FX


Supporting documents

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