Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-2783-A
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern Health Centre
- Town
- Archway
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 Per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Audiology
NHS AfC: Band 5
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-motivated, and committed Audiologist with an interest in Paediatric Audiology to join our team at The Northern Health Centre.
We offer a Consultant-led Audiovestibular Medicine service for children in Camden and Islington.
We are open to considering candidates with less experience, as comprehensive training and support will be provided to help develop the skills necessary for a Band 5 Paediatric Audiologist role.
The postholder will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering a wide range of Audiology services across the Whittington Health Integrated Care Organisation (ICO), covering Haringey, Islington, and parts of Camden.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities will include the assessment and management of infants and children referred to the community clinic at The Northern Health Centre. The role will involve conducting independent clinics, as well as providing clinical support for doctor-led clinics.
Appropriate training and support will be provided to help the postholder progress towards becoming competent in a Band 6 role.
This position will be based at The Northern Health Centre, with the postholder required to rotate to other sites within the ICO as needed.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Performing routine Audiological test battery as part of doctor-led clinics on children. This will include Pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, play audiometry, acoustic reflexes, Oto-acoustic emissions and speech testing
· To support senior audiologists on medical clinics in assessing children with complex needs.
· To undertake and lead on the assessment of older children referred from a variety of sources, e.g. GPs, Health visitors, speech and language, Ears, Nose Throat (ENT) into scientist-led clinics.
· To make decisions about the most appropriate test technique to employ e.g., play audiometry, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, Oto-acoustic emissions, acoustic reflexes, speech testing.
· To make management decisions regarding older children and initiate onwards referrals as necessary. To seek advice from senior colleagues when required.
· Interpretation of complex test results and communicating complex information about tests and results to parents, families, and patients. To request support from senior colleagues when required.
§ To be accountable for the day-to-day management of pertinent work areas, ensuring that equipment is maintained correctly and daily checks/calibration are carried out, reporting any faults as appropriate to the relevant member of the team.
§ Acts independently within professional guidelines.
§ To liaise with Medical, Technical and Scientific staff in the identification, development and implementation of new clinical tests and procedures.
§ To assist, analyse and interpret a broad spectrum of paediatric test results and recommend appropriate audiological intervention.
§ Determining the reason for erroneous clinical test results within paediatrics
§ Continuous interaction with children and their parents.
· To alert relevant member of the team regarding low stock.
· To ensure that departmental/national recommended procedures/protocols/guidelines are adhered to and a high level of competence is maintained.
· Perform evening and weekend clinics as required
· Rotate at other community/hospital sites as required, as directed by line manager/service leads and/or due to service requirements.
Band 5 Clinical and Scientific duties
· Assist in the assessment of infants and children referred from various sources, such as GPs, health visitors, speech and language therapists, and ENT, as part of scientist-led clinics.
· To assist on decisions about the most appropriate test technique to employ e.g. VRA, Distraction testing, play audiometry, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, Oto-acoustic emissions, acoustic reflexes, speech testing, McCormick toy test.
· Demonstrate empathy and support in delivering news of permanent hearing loss to families. Collaborate with senior audiologists, families and educational services to develop individual management plans, ensuring clear and compassionate communication.
· To ensure that all appropriate verbal/written information is provided to families at every stage, and to ensure that reports/information is provided to other relevant health professionals involved in the child’s care.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Audiology or equivalent
- Registration as a Clinical Scientist in Audiology/Clinical Physiologist In Audiology
Desirable criteria
- Higher training (e.g MSc in Audiological science/Diploma in Audiology, CAC or equivalent)
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Work in a professional manner at all times
- Good organisational skills
- Personal time management to ensure work is completed
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to communicate with patients who have a barrier to understanding e.g. language/hearing
- Ability to understand cultural needs of a patient
- Ability to remain calm when working in a busy environment
- Ability to use sensitive, persuasive and negotiation skills
- Good written and communication skills
- Good patient handling skills
- General IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Explanation of complex results and rehabilitation strategies in a patient friendly and sensitive way
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 2 years post-qualification experience in general Adult Audiology
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Audiological tests/equipment
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Understanding of issues surrounding hearing impairment and its effect on quality of life
- Knowledge of Family friendly principles
Desirable criteria
- At least 1 years post- qualification experience in general Paediatric Audiology
- Experience of managing 2nd tier Paediatric Audiology case load-history taking, debrief and management
- Experience with play audiometry, otoacoustic emissions, tympanometry, speech testing, VRA
- Experience of sharing news of hearing loss with families, including temporary loss caused by glue ear
- Oto-acoustic emissions/visual reinforcement audiometry/distraction testing
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Ability to work under pressure
- Patient and sympathetic to the needs of the hearing Impaired and sensitive to their needs
- Ability to work with young children and babies
- Ability to handle difficult situations including: antagonist and distraught patients.
- Willingness to deal with patient’s body odour during close contact in clinics including exposure to body fluids such as vomit, blood and ear wax/infections.
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to move patients e.g. in wheelchairs into test rooms and/ or into appropriate positions for testing
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kinjal Mehta
- Job title
- Advanced Paediatric Audiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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- Telephone
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