Senior Audiologist

Job summary

Job summary: The key responsibility of the role will be to perform diagnostic testing on all patient groups and provide effective rehabilitation and on-going maintenance service. This position will include a requirement to travel to a peripheral site to ensure consistent practice and a high quality service is being delivered across all sites.The sites are Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, Maidstone Hospital, and Sevenoaks Hospital.Working relationships:Internal: Patients, Relatives and Carers, Clinicians, Nursing Staff, Matron, Ward Managers, Service Manager, Audiology Team, A&C ColleaguesExternal: Outreach Team, Hearing Aid Companies, Database I T Company

Job Summary? To liaise and work with the Lead Clinician, Consultant ENT Surgeons to provide and comprehensive Ear, Nose and Throat service for the district.? To work in close co-operation with staff and other health professionals across all the sites.? To provide an effective rehabilitation and continued aftercare for all patient groups.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties General

To provide audiological cover for ENT clinics, consisting of basic pure-tone, impedance and speech audiometry as required.

To provide a comprehensive hearing aid service to patients referred to the department from internal and external groups of staff.

Responsible for organising and maintaining calibration of audiometers for the Audiology Service.

To assist in the supervision and training of newly qualified staff, ATOs, students and other identified staff i.e. junior doctors.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefitsBlue Light card eligibilityAnd more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below