Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Audiologist

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Job summary

Join Our Expanding Adult Audiology Team

We are delighted to announce a unique opportunity to join a growing team with exciting plans to expand the services we provide.

Planned Developments Include:

  • ENT triage services
  • A direct referral one-stop shop tinnitus service
  • Enhanced support for the ENT Vestibular Service

Who We're Looking For: Whether you are newly qualified or have more experience, we invite you to be part of these exciting developments.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

  • Flexible working patterns (option to choose your standard hours)
  • Training and development opportunities
  • High-specification booths
  • A supportive and collaborative ENT team
  • An excellent location near London, Heathrow, and the Surrey countryside

If you are passionate about audiology and eager to contribute to a dynamic and evolving team, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You will:

  • Be delivering high-quality audiology care.
  • Perform hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings and follow up care for adults.
  • Provide diagnostic support to ENT clinics, including some paediatric testing.
  • Work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patients, carers, and other professionals.
  • Participate in service development.

We provide care at Ashford Hospital, St Peter's Hospital and Woking Community Hospital in Surrey.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • On-site Nurseries
  • On-site staff cafes
  • On-site parking
  • Support in career development
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Details

Date posted

11 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,469 to £38,308 a year pa, inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

323-AHP6119-SK

Job locations

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals

Ashford and Chertsey

TW15 3AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc in Audiology, BAAT Parts 1 & 2, or equivalent
  • Registered with Academy for Healthcare Science or Health Care Professions Council

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced in adult hearing assessments
  • Experience of hearing aid fitting with verification using real ear measurements (probe microphone measurements)
  • Experience of taking aural impressions
  • Experience of testing hearing in children aged 4 and above

Desirable

  • Use of Auditbase patient management system
  • Experience of working within the NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Strong oral and written communication skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc in Audiology, BAAT Parts 1 & 2, or equivalent
  • Registered with Academy for Healthcare Science or Health Care Professions Council

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced in adult hearing assessments
  • Experience of hearing aid fitting with verification using real ear measurements (probe microphone measurements)
  • Experience of taking aural impressions
  • Experience of testing hearing in children aged 4 and above

Desirable

  • Use of Auditbase patient management system
  • Experience of working within the NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Strong oral and written 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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals

Ashford and Chertsey

TW15 3AA


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals

Ashford and Chertsey

TW15 3AA


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Audiology

Alexandra Lindsay

alexandra.lindsay1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

11 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,469 to £38,308 a year pa, inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

323-AHP6119-SK

Job locations

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals

Ashford and Chertsey

TW15 3AA


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