Specialist Audiologist

Band 6

**Main area**
- Audiology

**Grade**
- Band 6

**Contract**
- Permanent

**Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week

**Job ref**
- 164-5560674

**Site**
- Ropewalk House

**Town**
- Nottingham

**Salary**
- per annum

**Closing**
- 24/08/2023 23:59

**Interview date**
- 27/09/2023

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic audiologist to join our team. Our Audiology department is large and forward thinking. It offers opportunities for development at all levels together with a wide clinical experience.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Working for our organisation

We are a diverse team in Audiology and encourage everyone to suggest and contribute to improvements within the service. We have a strong record of investing in both the professional and clinical development of our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The opportunity would suit a qualified audiologist with experience of a range of complex clinics who is looking to expand their role and be involved in service development and leadership. It would also be suited to those just finishing their STP training as there are opportunities to consolidate your practical skills and be involved in research and leadership development.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
- BSc Audiology or equivalent
- Registered with RCCP/HCPC/AHCS
- Evidence of training in specialist area

Desirable criteria
- MSc in Audiology
- STP in Audiology
- Eligible for HTS training (specifies BAA membership)
- Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
- Experience with complex adult patients
- Experience in paediatric audiology
- Experience in vestibular clinics

Desirable criteria
- Experience of service improvement
- Experience of training others

Communication & Relationships

Essential criteria
- Evidence of delivering complex findings to patients and carers
- Excellent written communication skills

Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership experience, e.g. leading a project/audit
- Evidence of presenting to peers/colleagues

Analytical & Judgement

Essential criteria
- Involvement in complex clinics and analysis/interpretation of a variety of results

Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement in quality assurance activities
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

**Salary**: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the **Occupational Health Department **confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.