Paediatric Audiologist B5/6

You will be responsible for leading on assessments of children 6 months+, including supporting Consultant-led Paediatric clinics.

Appropriate training and support will be provided to help the postholder progress towards becoming competent in a Band 6 role.

This position will be based at St Ann's Hospital and Northern Health Centre, the postholder will be required to rotate to other sites within the ICO as needed.

1. Clinical and Scientific.

To be responsible for performing Audiological assessments on children aged 6 months plus as part of Audiologist-led and doctor-led clinics.

This will include otoscopy, Pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, play audiometry, visual reinforcement audiometry, acoustic reflexes and Oto-acoustic emissions.

To undertake independent assessments of children, including taking an appropriate history, conducting tests, and formulating individual management plans (IMPs), based on these results. To ensure that the IMP is communicated to the relevant health care professionals /other professionals.

To be accountable for the day-to-day management of pertinent work areas, ensuring that equipment is maintained correctly and daily checks/calibration are carried out, reporting any faults as appropriate to the relevant member of the team.

To analyse and interpret a broad spectrum of paediatric test results and recommend appropriate audiological intervention. Determining the reason for erroneous clinical test results.

To assist in med- led and Audiologist led hearing aid review clinics

To fit hearing aids to older children for temporary conductive losses-as directed by line manager or Paediatric lead.

To ensure that departmental/national recommended procedures/protocols/guidelines are adhered to and a high level of competence is maintained.

Rotate at other community/hospital sites as required, as directed by line manager, and/or due to service requirements.

2. Research and Development.

To participate in research projects as required.

To maintain up to date knowledge and to keep abreast of professional change and development in the fields of Paediatric Audiology

Participation in Family Friendly Paediatric Service Provision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

To participate in departmental audit.

To attend meetings as required regarding Audiology Service Issues, Risk management.

To present educational/research information received from formal training to other members of staff.

To attend service training and study courses as required for personal development and/ or the advancement of the service.

To provide necessary information as required for equipment procurement, quality assurance, and clinical governance to Senior Clinical Scientist/Consultant to enable best practice and service development.

To be responsible for monitoring own CPD activity to ensure registration requirements are fulfilled.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work

Education / Qualifications

Essential: - BSc in Audiology or equivalent; - Registration as a Clinical Scientist in Audiology/Clinical Physiologist In Audiology

Desirable: - Higher training (e.g MSc in Audiological science/Diploma in Audiology, CAC or equivalent)

Skills & Abilities

Desirable: - Explanation of complex results and rehabilitation strategies in a patient friendly and sensitive way

Knowledge & Experience

Personal Qualities

Desirable: - Willingness to move patients e.g. in wheelchairs into test rooms and/ or into appropriate positions for testing