Audiologist

The post holder will provide

clinical Audiology services consistent with a highly experienced and highly

qualified member of staff. The post holder is expected to work autonomously,

with regard to good/best practice codes and guidelines. At all times the post

holder is expected to use good clinical and professional judgement to know when

and how to work outside codes and guidelines of practice.

Additional responsibilities are

to manage the service audit, clinical governance and continuing professional

development and for training within the service for staff and incoming

students.

MAIN DUTIES AND

Assessment of the hearing ability of individuals

within a wide range of patient groups using various audiological techniques,

which will include the use of specialised equipment and methods and be

clinically accountable for clinic reports and treatment plans.

Assessment of patients with balance disorders

using highly specialised equipment and be clinically accountable for clinic

reports and treatment plans.

Reporting of findings to a wide range of

colleagues, both within the NHS and to external statutory and non-statutory

bodies. Reports are expected to contain recommended courses of action where

appropriate.

Participate in and advise (within the scope of

the postholders knowledge) on service development, treatment/intervention

types and equipment procurement for the department.

Use of SystmOne and all other internal recording

and reporting systems

Provide in-depth knowledge and understanding of

the effects of hearing loss for patients, their families and carers and other

organisations.

Providing patient centred care and support for

individuals, relatives and carers who may have special needs and other physical

disabilities, and who may have barriers to communication.

Maintaining a professional, compassionate and

polite manner at all times.

The post holder is responsible for accurate

keeping of patient records and information, inputting clinical data and reports

into the Audiology departments computer database.

Some knowledge of computer databases and

information technology networked systems is required for this post; training

will be given for software specific to the area of work.

To communicate in an effective and timely manner

using both the written and spoken word in a wide range of situations where

barriers to effective communication may exist.

To work in collaboratively within our

multi-disciplinary team to deliver a co-ordinated, multidisciplinary service

and to assist others to deliver their services.

To participate in the activities of

representative professional bodies, to the advantage of the department, the

hospital and the Trust and to the benefit of Audiology Service users.

To ensure that their statutory mandatory

training is up date in line with the requirements of the post.

To use techniques of practice review and

reflection, in conjunction with supervision and appraisal to develop own and

colleagues work performance.

To accept clinical responsibility for a

designated caseload of patients and organise this caseload effectively and

efficiently having regard for clinical priorities and departmental resources.

To negotiate resource allocations at outreach

clinics with local managers to effectively manage clinical caseloads.

The post holder will be expected to be able to

carry out front-line diagnostic and troubleshooting evaluation of audiological

equipment, repair when appropriate and referral to others with greater

specialist knowledge when appropriate. A high degree of judgement is implied in

this requirement.

LivingCare Group is a set of companies that operate across various health services and portfolios. We have extensive experience of developing and delivering NHS care and have a growing portfolio of private provision. We work across GP practices and within our own centres in Yorkshire.

Our services are developed in response to local demands across the health economy and in line with the NHS governance and contractual requirements.

Why Choose us?

Our continuing success as a business is down to the talent, hard work and dedication of our staff. Along with great job satisfaction, you can look forward to a competitive salary, opportunities to grow, a pension scheme and great employee benefits.

We fully believe in investing in our staff to help them reach their career goals and full potential. We offer all staff the chance to further their education with free training courses.

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