Band 6 Audiologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title and Grade:Band 6 Audiologist

Location/Trust:East and North NHS Foundation Trust

Department Covered:: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Ln, Stevenage SG1 4AB

Placement Ref/ID: NHSP63394

The Role:

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust have a range of general and specialist services they provide. 5,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.

Hospitals which are part of the trust include Lister Hospital, Hertford County Hospital, New QEII Hospital and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

The Lister is a 566 general and acute bed district general hospital in Stevenage. It offers general and specialist hospital services for people across much of Hertfordshire and south Bedfordshire and provides a full range of medical and surgical specialties.

If the above is of interest to you, wed love to hear from you!

Would you like to be part of this Trust?

We have an opportunity for a Band 6 Audiologist to join the Team at East & North Herts to assist in the provision of an effective audiology service.

Woking as an audiologist will involve assisting and supervising and train audiology staff, ensuring service needs are met.

To ensure equipment is adequately maintained and calibrated in accordance to BSA standards

To carry out independent vestibular assessments and rehabilitation clinics

To be responsible for stock and safe keeping and use of stock as discussed

with the Chief Audiologists and Audiology Service Manager.

Skills/Responsibilities:

Knowledge of System1, Knowledge of using Aurical testing systems and Phonak hearing aids

perform balance clinics

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits:

Competitive Pay Rates- work this week, get paid next week!

First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

Dedicated consultants

Flexible working options

Free DBS and free training

Build holiday allowance

Support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime on 03330 144 370

Stakeholder pension scheme

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Audiologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience working as an Audiologist within the NHS or a similar healthcare setting.
• Proficient in audiological assessments, balance clinics and hearing aid fittings.

Desirable

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to provide patient-centred care.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

The North Herts Nhs Trust

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

Hertfordshire

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

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