Job summary
We are looking for a qualified audiologist with broad experience in paediatric audiology with children of all ages to join our team in a Fixed Term 1.0 FTE band 7 role until 31st March 2024. You will work in a team of audiologists in the RNENT Paediatric Audiology service and work alongside Multidisciplinary Teams when assessing patients and planning their management.
The RNENT paediatric audiology service is a tertiary level paediatric audiology center and provides comprehensive audiological assessment including children with complex needs, balance, APD and tinnitus / hyperacusis specialist services. The post-holder will gain experience in dealing with complex patients and will be supported by a broad multidisciplinary team including Audiovestibular Physicians, ENT, Speech-language therapists, teachers of the deaf and psychologists. There is opportunity for the post-holder to develop their skill and interests in these specialist services alongside the routine services.
Main duties of the job
The role includes carrying out hearing assessments (VRA, play and routine audiometry), hearing aid fitting and review including bone-conduction hearing aids, newborn threshold ABR testing as part of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program and tertiary referrals from other centers. The role also includes Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) testing as part of a long- established APD service. There is potential for the role to include paediatric vestibular testing including ENG / VNG, VEMPS and vHIT as part of a balance testing service.
You should already hold a BSc or MSc in Audiology or have equivalent qualifications (e.g., BAAT Parts 1 and 2) and be registered with HCPC or RCCP as an Audiologist or Audiological Scientist.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National Throat,Nose and Ear Hospital
- Eastman Dental Hospital
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience with NHSP work including ABR testing is desirable as is participation in ABR peer review. The post-holder should have a minimum of 3 years experience in paediatric audiology, experience with hearing aid fitting of children including babies identified from the NHSP is expected.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience with NHSP work including ABR testing is desirable as is participation in ABR peer review. The post-holder should have a minimum of 3 years experience in paediatric audiology, experience with hearing aid fitting of children including babies identified from the NHSP is expected.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Clinical Audiology/Hearing Therapy or equivalent level of knowledge/expertise in field CAC or equivalent post graduate experience
- Registered to practice as an Audiologist/ Clinical Scientist /Hearing Therapist with either Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP).
- Significant post-graduate experience in relevant clinical area
- Evidence of post graduate CPD
- Applied theoretical knowledge of the relevant assessment and therapeutic/rehabilitative procedures for the management of audiological or vestibular conditions in adults and/or children
- Knowledge of impact of co-morbidities such as global delay or neurological conditions in the management of adults and/or children
Desirable
- Post graduate management/ leadership training or experience as supervisor
- Membership of BAA, BSA
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in the relevant clinical area and evidence of clinical competency with a complex patient caseload.
- Specialist knowledge of routine and non-routine diagnostic / therapeutic audiological assessment procedures, their interpretation and their implications for patient management
- Experience in formulating comprehensive management plans based on case history information and diagnostic test results, where management decisions may or may not be straightforward
- Experience of working with hearing impaired patients / parents / carers and associated professionals
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit, research, and / or presentations at scientific meetings.
Desirable
- Evidence of financial and stock management
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work in a team and to independently deliver clinical and non-clinical tasks
- Ability to work with a level of autonomy to assess, diagnose, differentially diagnose and manage patients and their families.
- Participation in research and development activities, including audit of clinical outcomes as required
- Ability to work calmly and methodically when under pressure from a busy and varied caseload, demonstrating good prioritisation and organisational skills
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability to monitor outcomes using clinical and non-clinical data
- Advanced signal processing hearing aids including fitting, verification and evaluation methods
- Theoretical knowledge of advanced electrophysiological and neurovestibular assessments in adults
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching students and groups of staff
- Experience of working within the designated specialist area, e.g. paediatrics/CI
Communication
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Fluent English speaker.
- Ability to effectively and accurately communicate sensitive information to staff, patients and relatives
- Ability to overcome barriers to communication in patients of all ages, especially with the profoundly deaf and patients reliant on sign or language interpreters
- Able to adapt communication to meet the needs of the situation, including in stressful or conflict clinical and non-clinical situations
- Ability to effectively communicate highly technical and/or condition related information to patients and/or carers
- Ability to effectively communicate highly technical and/or condition related information to patients and/or carers
- Good presentation skills at all levels including facilitating patient groups
- Able to build rapport and credibility with team, senior clinical and managerial colleagues
- Ability to deal regularly and appropriately with angry and frustrated individuals.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Experience in leading staff using motivation and enthusiasm.
- Experience in managing staff in a hierarchical structure
- Experience in working within services in line with performance targets
- Participating in service improvements and clinical audit or services/pathways
- Experience in managing staff in a hierarchical structure
- Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills within a clinical service
- Effective IT skills including experience of Microsoft Office and Audiology software systems
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Clinical Audiology/Hearing Therapy or equivalent level of knowledge/expertise in field CAC or equivalent post graduate experience
- Registered to practice as an Audiologist/ Clinical Scientist /Hearing Therapist with either Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP).
- Significant post-graduate experience in relevant clinical area
- Evidence of post graduate CPD
- Applied theoretical knowledge of the relevant assessment and therapeutic/rehabilitative procedures for the management of audiological or vestibular conditions in adults and/or children
- Knowledge of impact of co-morbidities such as global delay or neurological conditions in the management of adults and/or children
Desirable
- Post graduate management/ leadership training or experience as supervisor
- Membership of BAA, BSA
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in the relevant clinical area and evidence of clinical competency with a complex patient caseload.
- Specialist knowledge of routine and non-routine diagnostic / therapeutic audiological assessment procedures, their interpretation and their implications for patient management
- Experience in formulating comprehensive management plans based on case history information and diagnostic test results, where management decisions may or may not be straightforward
- Experience of working with hearing impaired patients / parents / carers and associated professionals
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit, research, and / or presentations at scientific meetings.
Desirable
- Evidence of financial and stock management
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work in a team and to independently deliver clinical and non-clinical tasks
- Ability to work with a level of autonomy to assess, diagnose, differentially diagnose and manage patients and their families.
- Participation in research and development activities, including audit of clinical outcomes as required
- Ability to work calmly and methodically when under pressure from a busy and varied caseload, demonstrating good prioritisation and organisational skills
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability to monitor outcomes using clinical and non-clinical data
- Advanced signal processing hearing aids including fitting, verification and evaluation methods
- Theoretical knowledge of advanced electrophysiological and neurovestibular assessments in adults
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching students and groups of staff
- Experience of working within the designated specialist area, e.g. paediatrics/CI
Communication
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Fluent English speaker.
- Ability to effectively and accurately communicate sensitive information to staff, patients and relatives
- Ability to overcome barriers to communication in patients of all ages, especially with the profoundly deaf and patients reliant on sign or language interpreters
- Able to adapt communication to meet the needs of the situation, including in stressful or conflict clinical and non-clinical situations
- Ability to effectively communicate highly technical and/or condition related information to patients and/or carers
- Ability to effectively communicate highly technical and/or condition related information to patients and/or carers
- Good presentation skills at all levels including facilitating patient groups
- Able to build rapport and credibility with team, senior clinical and managerial colleagues
- Ability to deal regularly and appropriately with angry and frustrated individuals.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Experience in leading staff using motivation and enthusiasm.
- Experience in managing staff in a hierarchical structure
- Experience in working within services in line with performance targets
- Participating in service improvements and clinical audit or services/pathways
- Experience in managing staff in a hierarchical structure
- Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills within a clinical service
- Effective IT skills including experience of Microsoft Office and Audiology software systems
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
Huntley Street
London
WC1E 6DG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
