Paediatric Audiologist

Overview We are looking for an paediatric Audiologist to join our team paediatric department within Children's Community Services, NELFT NHS Foundation Trust. We are a community based department with two sites: Harold Wood Clinic, Havering and the Child and Family Centre in Barking. We offer a full range of services including seeing children with permanent childhood hearing impairment, fitting hearing aids and working with teachers in local school and speech and language colleagues. We also offer support for children with bothersome tinnitus and provide hearing tests for those with complex needs. The service covers Havering, Barking and Dagenham. The successful applicant would work across both sites. We are looking to fill a full time post. Responsibilities The successful candidate will be required to undertake hearing assessments for children age 7 months - 18 years. This will require skills in Visual Reinforcement Audiometry, Play Audiometry and objective testing (OAEs and tympanometry). Experience is essential but support will also be provided to assist the experienced audiologist to integrate into the service. The successful candidate will also be required to undertake hearing aid fittings in line with paediatric hearing aid guidelines and manage their time to accommodate hearing aid repairs on Phonak and Oticon hearing aids. Experience in these areas would be beneficial. This is an excellent opportunity for any current paediatric audiologist to develop and expand their skills with children with complex needs or for a paediatric audiologist looking to expand their skills with hearing aid fittings and leadership responsibilities in a new team. There are opportunities to be involved in VRA peer review, clinical audit and IQUIPs. We book patients on the patient management system called RIO and test hearing using the Interacoustics Affinity Compact. NELFT as a trust are particularly keen to encourage personal development and any necessary training required would be provided. Values 2025 – 2030 Working with our colleagues, patients and carers, we have co‑produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Starting with NELFT NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham Essex. High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941). Contact Name: Kirsty Fitz‑PooleJob title: Audiology Team LeadEmail address: kirsty.fitz-poole@nelft.nhs.ukTelephone number: 0300 300 1785 We are happy to discuss the role before you apply and encourage you to arrange a visit to the department. Job Details Seniority level: Entry level Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Health Care Provider Industries: Hospitals and Health Care #J-18808-Ljbffr