Job summary
Band 5 Audiologist

The Audiology team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) are looking for an enthusiastic audiologist to join their friendly department. As a band 5 Audiologist you will be expected to have previous clinical experience of working independently in adult audiology clinics, although this may include university clinical placements.

You will be part of a team who are supportive and keen to share learning. Development into wider clinical areas is encouraged and supported. There is a proven track record of creating opportunity for wider training, support on recognised professional programmes and academic study.

You will have a degree (or equivalent) in Audiology and have obtained, or be working towards, professional state registration.

Main duties of the job
Clinical Role

You will have experience in providing adult diagnostic hearing assessment and adult rehabilitation work.

You will have prior experience of independently providing ENT support and hearing aid repair and maintenance for service users.

Wider experience will be considered, for example, previous work in paediatrics

The service is based in Reading, and delivered across a number of Berkshire and South Oxfordshire locations. The clinician will be part of the team working across these sites to support the local community.

Additional Responsibilities

Motivation to develop and diversify your clinical skills in order to manage a complex caseloads and potentially support other clinics within the department (i.e. paediatrics, tinnitus).

There will be opportunities to push service quality and the technical knowledge forward.

The role will involve training and supervision of internal and external students.

You will have scope to be involved in audit, service evaluation and improve projects to help maintain IQIPS accreditation, which the service has held since 2014.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BSc Hons in Audiology or Equivalent
• Practical competency qualification (e.g. CCC, PTP)

Desirable

• Registration, or evidence of working towards registration

Experience
Essential

• Experience in adult audiology, including assessment, hearing aid fitting and aftercare (including accurate testing and verification of hearing aids through probe mic and / or coupler measurements
• Ability to communicate complex information including relevant technical and / or condition related information to provide patients with a better understanding and allow them to make an informed choice about their health care

Desirable

• Experience of utilising some wider adult rehabilitation skills (e.g. some of the following: tinnitus management/speech testing/CROS fitting/BAHA fitting/non-routine hearing assessment clinics)

Other skills and competencies
Essential

• Competency in all areas of adult assessment and rehabilitation
• Diagnostic audiometric techniques and rehabilitation to BSA/ BAA standards
• IT literacy

Desirable

• Experience of development and implementation of clinical protocol and policy
• Evidence of involvement in audit

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
Head of Adult Rehab
Elaine Maynard
elaine.maynard@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
01183227238

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