Senior Audiologist

Job summary

As a qualified Audiologist you will be responsible for providing a range of Audiology services to Adults to ensure the needs of the population are met. The post involves the management of patients who are suffering from Tinnitus and/or hearing loss.

Main duties of the job

In this mainly adult role you would be expected to have skills in Tinnitus management as well as all routine adult audiology services as required We would particularly encourage applications from Audiologists with an interest and experience in Tinnitus management

Experience of working with Complex Adults would also be an advantage.

You would be based at Lyng Health Centre in West Bromwich but also work at our other sites at City Hospital, Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield . As a Senior Audiologist you would have opportunity to participate in service development and would be expected to contribute to the team by ensuring that clinical practice within the department is evidence based, developing clinical guidelines, protocols, and undertaking clinical audit as appropriate.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Audiology or equivalent

Registration

Essential

RCCP Registration

Experience

Essential

Relevant post qualification experience in Audiology Experience of clinical audit Experience of working with patients with Tinnitus

Desirable

Experience of working with Complex Adu;lts Experience of hearing assessment of children

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