Paediatric Audiologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Children’s Hearing Services at Chesterfield Royal Hospital for us to offer a permanent Band 6 at 22.5hrs.

As an IQIPS accredited service we offer the opportunity to work within a highly skilled team and as a qualified audiologist offering you the opportunity to develop, extend your educational & clinical skills as well as participating in clinical audit allowing you to contribute to service development.

A dedicated team of 4 Paediatric Audiologists, 5 Clinical Scientists and 4 Newborn Hearing Screeners, working with Derbyshire Hearing Support (Education) Services,  Paediatric Consultant with special interest in aetiological investigations & the ENT Service.    Our service provides a range of routine and specialist services including newborn hearing diagnostics, hearing rehabilitation, tinnitus management and APD assessment.  Referrals from 0-16 years (19 for young people with complex needs). Clinics  at Chesterfield Royal Hospital and at Buxton Health Centre, therefore a car driver with a full current driving licence is essential for this role. (For disabled applicants’ suitable alternative arrangements may be agreed, if necessary).  You will need to be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and our service users with respect and seeks to provide a high-quality service.

Main duties of the job

Working as a member of the Children’s Hearing Service the post holder will provide age-appropriate audiological assessments & hearing aid provision/ follow up rehabilitation within the Paediatric Audiologist led service. This will include the provision of information, advice and emotional support to patients and their relatives/carers referred for investigation, diagnosis and treatment.

You will need to have a BSc/MSc in Audiology (or equivalent) and will also need to be AHCS or HCPC registered. Previous experience in NHS Audiology at Band 5 level or above and evidence of ongoing continuing professional development are essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.