Specialist Audiologist

Band 5 & Band 6 opportunities available depending on experience

Full time, Permanent Position

Location of clinics Aldershot/Woking

Applications are invited for a Specialist Audiologist to join our dynamic and progressive Audiology team.

We are looking for an experienced professional educated to degree level with an audiology qualification and with a minimum of three years clinical experience.The successful applicant will support delivery of our Audiology service covering clinics in Aldershot, Surrey and Hampshire. This is a unique opportunity for an individual with a specialist interest in providing hearing assessments and rehabilitation for adults and children of all development ages from new born to school leaving age.

The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team of extended scope Audiologists, Clinical Scientists, Newborn Hearing Screeners, clinical nurse specialists, voice therapists and ENT specialists to provide a full range of specialist-level services to the local population of approximately 360,000.

The department, which is accredited under the Improving Quality in Physiological Measurement Services (IQIPS) programme to provide the full scope of routine and complex paediatric and adult services, is delivered by a team of fourteen highly qualified and experienced Audiology practitioners. The dedicated team provides the highest standards of care and, as an accredited training centre, enjoy strong links with higher education providers and active participation in the South West London Clinical Networks.

**The successful applicant will also be**:

- Familiar with service provision in the UK and current developments and issues
- Experienced working at a high level of autonomy and operate effectively within a team
- Able to demonstrate a flexible, adaptable approach and an ability to exercise good judgement based on up-to-date knowledge and experience

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

We employ 3,700+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 360,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance
- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.
- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

- Caring - Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe - Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible - All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other - Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Interviews to be held on 14th May

We encourage you to come and talk to us to understand a bit more about our organisation and what we can offer. Please feel free to contact us for an informal chat about the opportunity.