Audiology Practitioner

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Audiology Practitioner to join our friendly but small and busy Audiology Service.

This would be an ideal opportunity for a newly qualified Audiologist looking for a nurturing environment to develop, or an existing Band 5 Audiologist wanting a new challenge. The post will be based at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth and clinical work will focus on adult diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiology.

To interpret and report results, to decide on intervention strategies and to explain and discuss results with patients/significant parties as required.

**Testing techniques will include**: otoscopy, diagnostic audiometry and tympanometry.
To adapt testing technique for adults with additional needs

To assess needs, plan and implement appropriate rehabilitation strategies for new and existing hearing aid users, explaining and advising on the intervention strategies, discussing decisions with patients and amending when necessary.
Routine use of software based hearing aid selection and programming facilities to assist in complex decision making over hearing aid settings and functions.
To provide counselling to patients of varying ages and capacity and their significant others
Producing short and long term rehabilitation plans for patient treatment
To provide a hearing aid review service checking on patients progress in
accordance with appropriate guidelines.
Selection, testing and acoustic fitting of the latest technology hearing aids,
incorporating verification measures.
To provide hearing aid maintenance and repair service, which will include, cleaning, modification, repair/replacement, advice, counselling and instruction services.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
**Four main hospitals**: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

**Seven community hospitals**: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres.

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these mínimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 26/04/2023