Paediatric Audiologist

**Directorate**: Ealing Community Services

**Department**: Paediatric Audiology

**Job Title**: Paediatric Audiologist

**Banding**: 5 - WTE 1.0, 37,5 hours per week

**Advert Internal or External**: External

The Paediatric Audiology department is a Tier 2 service looking for a motivated professional who has excellent interpersonal skills and is able to work with children and their parents in a clinical setting. The post holder, will be responsible for assessing and diagnosing potential hearing loss for children aged 8 months -18 years old working alongside Senior Audiologist and managing caseload of children over the age of 4 years old.

The post holder is expected to work under the supervision of the Team Lead and as part of a Team, will be expected to work across community sites in the Borough of Ealing if it is necessary according to Service demand

If you would like to find out more about this vacancy then please contact:
**Contact name**: Carina Grabois, Paediatric Audiologist Team Lead

The Ealing Paediatric Audiology Service is an integral part of the Ealing Service for Children with Additional Needs (ESCAN) which integrates different health, education and social services for children. The central base of the service is at Carmelita House near to Ealing Broadway. There is a high level of integration and collaboration between different health, education and social care services.

The Paediatric Audiology department is looking for a motivated professional who has good interpersonal skills and able to work with children in a clinical setting and at schools if required

The post holder will be responsible of assess hearing with all different batteries of tests on children over 4 years old.

To be involved into the assessment together with other Audiologist on the diagnosis of children with complex needs and special needs

The post holder will be responsible to participate on the assessments that will be performed in our main base and satellites clinics in the Borough of Ealing,

If required will collaborate on the Universal School Hearing Screening

**It is essential for the post holder to have**:
1-BSc in Audiology or other nationally recognized qualification in Audiology

2- Registration, or in the process to be registered with Royal Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP)

3- Certain extent of experience in Paediatric Audiology, not essential.

The Ealing Paediatric Audiology Service is an integral part of the Ealing Service for Children with Additional Needs (ESCAN) which integrates different health, education and social services for children. The central base of the service is at Carmelita House near to Ealing Broadway. There is a high level of integration and collaboration between different health, education and social care services.

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**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Undertake full Audiological assessments of older children, to include complex and non-routine cases such as those with multiple disabilities and severe communication difficulties.
- Carry out full history taking and diagnostic test batteries to include otoscopy, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, otoacoustic emissions and speech discrimination tests.
- Work autonomously and in joint clinical settings with Senior Audiologists.
- Participating in regular peer reviews
- Maintain daily communication with the audiology Team Lead and the wider team.
- Record outcomes into the current data base. Generate reports using our System of database
- Maintain accurate clinical records in line with departmental and trust policies. Generate clinical reports for all children seen and sent to relevant specialities/parents.
- Analyse results to determine the next stage of diagnostics required, and to problem solve inconsistent or erroneous findings.
- Generate appropriate referrals to other specialities such as ENT and Tier 3 services.
- Efficiently manage time, prioritise tasks to ensure that service delivery is optimised
- Notifying the Audiology Team Lead if there are any issues with the equipment being used to perform the above duties. To liaise with the administrator about annual calibration procedures for the equipment.
- Identifying any sources of risk while working at community sites and advising audiology team lead.
- Attend 1:1 meeting with line manager as well as Audiology team meetings and peer review meetings.
- Attend the Organisations mandatory training; engage in the appraisal process and clinical supervision.
- Undertake other ad hoc duties as directed by the Audiology Team Leads and Service manager.
- Manage distressed or angry parents/young person sensitively, especially when disclosing test results and management options.
- Provide expert advice to other staff, teacher of hearing impaired, speech therapists