Job summary
To provide a range of Adult and Paediatric Audiological services within Audiology at University Hospital of Wales, Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales and across Community sites in Cardiff and the Vale. Responsible for delivering safe and effective Audiology services, ensuring that clinical performance is in line with or exceeding best practice.
Main duties of the job
This will include contribution to service development activity, audit, research and delivery of in-house continuing professional development activity and inter-agency work. To provide support and guidance, to more junior colleagues and trainees in performance of their clinical duties.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/PTP or PTP equivalence or PGDip or equivalent in Audiology from an accredited University
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of assessment of communication needs including hearing status
- Experience in the full range of hearing assessments and the fitting of hearing aids to both adults and children
Desirable
- Experience working autonomously in a community setting
- Team Leadership
- Implementing Change
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate clinical information at an appropriate level
- Excellent communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- Service development and Research skills
- Teamwork skills
- Behavioural testing in children
- Fitting of hearing aids to adults & children
- Competent use of databases & spreadsheets
Desirable
- Ability to fault-find audiological equipment
- More advanced IT skills
Special Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the ear and balance systems
- Knowledge of the full range of NHS hearing aids
- BSA Protocols
- Knowledge of Health Board policies & procedures
- Understanding the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Extensive scientific knowledge of underlying complex conditions, relating to hearing loss in children and adults and to balance disorders in adults, to enable: oanalysis and interpretation of test results in the context of the whole patient odevelopment of or contribution to the development of an appropriate individual management plan.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Audiology Quality Standards in Wales
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communicator
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to deal empathetically with patients and their families
- Reliable
- Critical Awareness
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to different sites within Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
- Registered with RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists) as an Audiologist or Registered/working towards registration with HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) as Clinical Scientist (Audiology)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/PTP or PTP equivalence or PGDip or equivalent in Audiology from an accredited University
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of assessment of communication needs including hearing status
- Experience in the full range of hearing assessments and the fitting of hearing aids to both adults and children
Desirable
- Experience working autonomously in a community setting
- Team Leadership
- Implementing Change
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate clinical information at an appropriate level
- Excellent communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- Service development and Research skills
- Teamwork skills
- Behavioural testing in children
- Fitting of hearing aids to adults & children
- Competent use of databases & spreadsheets
Desirable
- Ability to fault-find audiological equipment
- More advanced IT skills
Special Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the ear and balance systems
- Knowledge of the full range of NHS hearing aids
- BSA Protocols
- Knowledge of Health Board policies & procedures
- Understanding the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Extensive scientific knowledge of underlying complex conditions, relating to hearing loss in children and adults and to balance disorders in adults, to enable: oanalysis and interpretation of test results in the context of the whole patient odevelopment of or contribution to the development of an appropriate individual management plan.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Audiology Quality Standards in Wales
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communicator
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to deal empathetically with patients and their families
- Reliable
- Critical Awareness
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to different sites within Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
- Registered with RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists) as an Audiologist or Registered/working towards registration with HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) as Clinical Scientist (Audiology)
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).
