Assistant Audiology Practitioner

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking direct clinical care activities and admin duties in support of the audiology team.

To assist qualified Audiology staff in the delivery of individualised care to children and their families with indirect supervision.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice

Undertake hearing aid workshop appointments, which include:

• Undertaking ear mould impressions, carrying out hearing aid repairs and maintenance  including retubing, elbow and battery replacement.
• Effectively manage telephone and other enquiries.
• Test the hearing aid function and programme loan hearing aids when required.
• Send hearing aids for repair, and deal with the administrative process on their return.
• Prepare, package and send ear mould impressions to the manufacturer, in particular those being returned directly to the child from the manufacturer.
• Assist the qualified paediatric Audiology Team in patient and room preparation.
• Assist the qualified audiology team in clinical situations including tester 2 role in preschool clinic

Management

• Advise clinical staff of items of stock which needs re-ordering.
• Be involved with health promotion.
• Assist with ensuring patient information is current.

Policies and Procedures

• Adhere to professional standards e.g. BAA, BSA, NDCS etc.
• Keep up to date with current professional issues in paediatric audiology.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care