Job summary
The Hearing and Balance Service at Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is looking for an enthusiastic Audiologists to join the
Adult Rehabilitation and Diagnostics team. You will have a BSc in Audiology
or BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) or equivalent, and be registered, or in
the process of registering, with HCPC/RCCP/AHCS. We are committed to providing the highest
quality care for its patients whilst embodying the core values of the Leeds
Way.
Based
in a newly developed department at Seacroft Hospital just outside Leeds City
Centre the Hearing and Balance Service provides modern facilities and a
comprehensive range of services, across multiple sites for patients of all
ages including implantable devices and vestibular assessments. Due to the
range of services provided, opportunities exist for training and development
into specialist areas and staff can be supported through the Higher Training
Scheme.
The
Hearing and Balance Service offers an open and inclusive culture for its
staff, valuing the input from the whole team to help guide and shape the
delivery of the service.
Our
Hearing and Balance team is an incredible team made up of hard-working staff
that consistently go above and beyond their duty of care to improve patient
experience and sustain our services.
There are always opportunities to keep developing yours skills and
there is a very proactive healthcare science forum in the trust and wider
into the integrated care system.
Main duties of the job
The
department currently provides a range of services including
Direct referral for hearing aid
assessment
Adult aural rehabilitation
(including domiciliary and outreach clinics)
Support to ENT
Paediatric assessment and
rehabilitation
Tinnitus assessment and therapy
The
role will involve assessment and rehabilitation of adults across sites. We
are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who enjoys new
challenges. There is scope to support the department in many exciting
initiatives and develop the service with continuous improvement cycles. The department are also working towards
IQIPs accreditation.
Interviews
will be held on Friday 21st February 2025.
For
further information please contact: Vicki Maher / Chris Monaghan Doyle /
Rhiannon Morgan on 0113 2063888
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital
trusts in the UK. Every year, LTHT provides healthcare and specialist
services for people from the city of Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber and
beyond. The Trust plays an important role in the training and education. LTHT
is rated as a good hospital Trust by the Care Quality Commission, and has a
strategy to continue improving to provide outstanding care for patients.
Care
and clinical expertise is spread over seven hospitals and medical facilities:
Leeds General Infirmary (LGI)
St Jamess University Hospital
(including Leeds Cancer Centre)
Seacroft Hospital
Wharfedale Hospital
Chapel Allerton Hospital
Leeds Childrens Hospital
Leeds Dental Institute
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder works in close co-operation with the Team Leaders in the delivery
of day to day services and the personal development of specialisation.
The
post-holder will:
Undertake a senior but generalist role within the Hearing & Balance
Centre.
Undertake broad range of service provision with elements of routine and non-
routine tasks.
Develop specialist skills in sub-specialist area/s of service that reflect
key elements of non- routine tasks.
Receive the personal development support of the relevant Team Leader/s in
sub-specialising.
Contribute to day to day departmental management.
Specific:
Provision of routine and non-routine clinical services.
Contribution to budgetary control measures for income and expenditure
Contribution to control measures and monitoring service contract performance.
Contributing to innovation and service design around a continual service
improvement philosophy.
Undertaking quality control measures.
Providing leadership to junior members of staff as a positive role model.
Contributing to positive performance management.
Contribution to Health and safety management to ensure a safe working
environment.
Assisting with the positive delivery of the Patient Access agenda.
Maintenance of personal fitness for practice and professional registration.
Ensuring best practice.
Contribution to training and education programmes.
Assisting with the management of staff absence.
Assisting with systems for information management.
Deputise in the absence of the relevant team leaders.
Perform other professional/managerial work, as might be required,
commensurate with grade
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder works in close co-operation with the Team Leaders in the delivery
of day to day services and the personal development of specialisation.
The
post-holder will:
Undertake a senior but generalist role within the Hearing & Balance
Centre.
Undertake broad range of service provision with elements of routine and non-
routine tasks.
Develop specialist skills in sub-specialist area/s of service that reflect
key elements of non- routine tasks.
Receive the personal development support of the relevant Team Leader/s in
sub-specialising.
Contribute to day to day departmental management.
Specific:
Provision of routine and non-routine clinical services.
Contribution to budgetary control measures for income and expenditure
Contribution to control measures and monitoring service contract performance.
Contributing to innovation and service design around a continual service
improvement philosophy.
Undertaking quality control measures.
Providing leadership to junior members of staff as a positive role model.
Contributing to positive performance management.
Contribution to Health and safety management to ensure a safe working
environment.
Assisting with the positive delivery of the Patient Access agenda.
Maintenance of personal fitness for practice and professional registration.
Ensuring best practice.
Contribution to training and education programmes.
Assisting with the management of staff absence.
Assisting with systems for information management.
Deputise in the absence of the relevant team leaders.
Perform other professional/managerial work, as might be required,
commensurate with grade
Person Specification
Other Criteria
Essential
- Evidence of CPD. Evidence of reflective practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Audiology from an accredited University OR - Equivalent qualifications (until 2005).
- Be registered with an appropriate registration body.
- Evidence of learning from other professional appropriate sources, supervisory experience.
Desirable
- Relevant graduate/post graduate degree. (If Clinical Scientist), CAC. Evidence of learning from relevant professional courses/seminars.
Experience
Essential
- Any relevant additional knowledge/skills, pertinent to the post applied for.
- Supervision of support staff.
Desirable
- Evidence of contribution to research / audit.
- Evidence of contribution to projects.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to communicate with staff and others.
- Good Personal Time Management.
- Team Player.
- Ability to contribute to problem solving.
- Ability to accommodate 'change'.
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to reflect in and on practice.
Person Specification
Other Criteria
Essential
- Evidence of CPD. Evidence of reflective practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Audiology from an accredited University OR - Equivalent qualifications (until 2005).
- Be registered with an appropriate registration body.
- Evidence of learning from other professional appropriate sources, supervisory experience.
Desirable
- Relevant graduate/post graduate degree. (If Clinical Scientist), CAC. Evidence of learning from relevant professional courses/seminars.
Experience
Essential
- Any relevant additional knowledge/skills, pertinent to the post applied for.
- Supervision of support staff.
Desirable
- Evidence of contribution to research / audit.
- Evidence of contribution to projects.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to communicate with staff and others.
- Good Personal Time Management.
- Team Player.
- Ability to contribute to problem solving.
- Ability to accommodate 'change'.
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to reflect in and on practice.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
