Job summary
Employer heading
Paediatric Audiologist
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to join our expanding audiology service for a 12-month Maternity cover. You should be a motivated and experienced audiologist who is keen to develop your skills and help advance the Audiology Department at Kettering General Hospital.
Our paediatric and adult Audiology services operate within the same department allowing the staff to rotate between both services, obtaining a wide range of experience. At present the post-holder will spend the majority of their time in paediatric services but there will be time allocated to work with the adult team where necessary.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will be expected to perform age-appropriate audiological testing on children from 7 months -18 years. Experience in objective testing methods would be welcome.
The candidate will also be required to perform paediatric habilitative verification and validation for children hearing aid fittings.
Adult assessment and rehabilitation experience will also be welcome, as where necessary completion of direct referrals, fittings, repairs and ENT cover may be required.
Working for our organisation
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level qualification or experience
- BSc (Hon) Audiology
- BAAT part 1+2
- Clinical Physiology Degree or equivalent
- IT Skills/Experience
Desirable criteria
- MSc Audiology
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in the field of Paediatric Audiology
- Assessment, fitting & verification of hearing aids in Adults and paediatrics.
- Experience in using VRA, distraction, impedance, diagnostic ABR and OAE’s
- Assessment, fitting & verification of digital hearing aids.
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
- Jack Constable
- Job title
- Head of Audiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01536492136
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