Highly Specialist Paediatric Audiologist

Job summary

We're looking for a Highly Specialist Paediatric Audiologist to join our dedicated team and help shape the future of paediatric audiology services across our three hospital sites in Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City, and Hertford.

At our Trust, our values are Include, Respect, and Improve--these principles guide everything we do, and we're looking for someone who shares this vision.

What You'll Do:

• Work at a senior level within the Paediatric Audiology team
• Travel between our three hospital sites
• Contribute to a major service improvement initiative led by our Head of Audiology, Dawn Bramham
• Play a key role in clinical assessments, observations, and governance
• Support the Paediatric Service Lead in delivering high-quality, patient-focused care

What We're Looking For:

• A forward-thinking, motivated audiologist with a strong interest in paediatrics
• A willingness to lead and support change as part of a wider service transformation
• A team player committed to continual improvement and professional development

We're currently facing an exciting period of change and encourage anyone interested to reach out and discuss the role further with our Head of Audiology. If you don't meet every essential requirement but feel ready to grow into this position with the right support, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Select, fit hearing aids where appropriate and rehabilitate routine and complex babies andchildren.

Perform and interpret diagnostic tests and explain the results of these tests to patients, relativesand carers in an appropriate and empathetic manner, being sensitive to the complexcommunication difficulties of patients who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Have a multi-agency approach to audiological care and understand the role of the RNID and National Deaf Children's Society and NHSP.

Supervise/observe and assess audiologists and students as and when required and will beresponsible for appraisals of lower grade staff.

Be professionally and clinically responsible and accountable for all aspects of their own work,updating knowledge and skills to maintain continuing professional development.

Modify patient's ear moulds to facilitate comfort of fit and/or modify to change.

Have specialised knowledge of paediatric audiology and be able to perform a range of routineand complex

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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