Job Introduction
Are you a compassionate and motivated Audiologist with a passion for improving the lives of children and their families? We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Paediatric Audiologist to join our friendly and supportive team, providing high-quality, family-centred audiological care.
The post holder will be responsible for providing an audiological assessment service for children aged 0 to 19 years including children and young people with complex needs. The post holder is required to work autonomously and to make decisions about the management of the children that they see in clinic. They will be required to work in a multidisciplinary team alongside Associate Audiologists, Paediatric Audiologists from the local acute trust, Sensory Support Teachers, and Specialist Paediatricians. The post holder is also required to make a significant contribution to developing the service, working in conjunction with the Head of Children’s Community Audiology.
The service covers B&NES, West/North Wiltshire, and East Mendip (Somerset) and travel between different clinical sites will be required.
Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.
Base: The main base for this role is St Martin’s Hospital, Bath. However, the post holder will be required to travel to various community clinics as advertised.
The ideal candidate will have -
Essential:
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MSc in Audiology or MSc Clinical Science (Neurosensory Sciences), Audiology modality or BSc in Audiology with evidence of M-:eve; training in paediatric audiology
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Certificate of Audiological Competence or BAA Higher Training Scheme (HTS) or Scientist Training Programme (STP) or equivalent specialist clinical experience
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Clinical Scientist (Audiology modality) or with the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) as an Audiologist
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Evidence of CPD
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Current driving license
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2 years post-registration experience in paediatric audiology
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Experience of autonomously coordinating and running own paediatric audiology clinic
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Experience of behavioural hearing assessment
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Experience of child/family-centred care
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Experience of working with children and their parent(s)/carer(s) with other disabilities
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Ability to demonstrate a commitment to the HCRG Care Group values and behaviours (care, think, do)
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Ability to work as an autonomous professional
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Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and diverse patient group
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Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to communicate appropriately and effectively in a varity of settings
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Theoretical and practical knowledge of paediatric audiology
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Knowledge of health service practices and understanding of clinical governance
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Knowledge and understanding of Child Protection/Safeguarding procedures
Desirable:
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British Sign Language (BSL) qualification
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Deaf awareness qualification
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Current membership of BSA/BAA
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Experience of peer review
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Experience of working with children, young people and families in the deaf community
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Research and audit skills
Please see the job description attached for a full person specification.
Package Description
As a Band 6 Paediatric Audiologist you will be part of our valued team in our 0-19 Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
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Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
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Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
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Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
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Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
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Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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