Audiologist Specialist

3 weeks ago

Sidcup, Greater London, United Kingdom Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Title: Adult Audiologist

We are seeking an experienced Audiologist to join our team at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. As an Audiologist, you will be responsible for providing high-quality audiological services to children and their families.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, where you will have the chance to make a real difference in the lives of our patients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assess children referred to the service by health visitors, community and acute paediatricians, speech and language therapists, GPs and other colleagues.
  • Work closely with the audiologists, associate specialist in child health, peripatetic teachers of the hearing impaired and the speech and language therapists working within services for hearing impaired children.
  • Assess children in outreach clinics and mainstream schools as required.
  • Refer children to tertiary services as required and support them as necessary.
  • Provide appropriate support to health visitors and other engaged in the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme including AOAEs and AABRs.
  • Work with the ENT consultants ensuring agreed protocols are followed.
  • Provide ongoing follow up for children who have been issued with hearing aids including impression taking and to liaise closely with specialist teachers, speech and language therapists etc.
  • Assess the hearing of children referred to the department inline with agreed criteria, performing a full range of testing suitable for children Primary and secondary assessments, including distraction, visual reinforcement audiometry, cooperation and performance tests, pure tone audiometry (including Air Conduction and Bone Conduction and Masking), speech tests, Oto acoustic emission tests, otoscopy and tympanometry.
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
  • High level of concentration and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage patients when giving distressing news regarding unfavourable prognosis of a possible permanent hearing loss.
  • Knowledge of current theory and practice in audiology.
  • Ability to maintain records using computerised databases.
  • Ability to provide information about audiological services to health professionals and the general public.
  • Ability to communicate clinical information, sometimes complex, in a sensitive and reassuring manner to parents and carers responsive to their level of understanding and taking into account any requirements for interpreters if required.
What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional development and career progression.

We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment, where you can thrive and make a real difference in the lives of our patients.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and you will be required to undertake other duties as necessary.

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