Audiologist

TheHearing and Balance Service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is lookingfor an enthusiastic Audiologist to join our Adult Rehabilitation andDiagnostics team. This is an exciting opportunity to begin or develop yourcareer within one of the UKs largest teaching hospital trusts, working in asupportive and forward-thinking service committed to delivering outstandingpatient care in line with the values of the Leeds Way.

Basedin our newly developed department at Seacroft Hospital, just outside Leedscity centre, the Hearing and Balance Service offers modern facilities andprovides a comprehensive range of audiology services across multiple sitesfor patients of all ages. Our service includes adult diagnostics andrehabilitation, implantable hearing devices and vestibular assessmentclinics.

Youwill hold a BSc in Audiology, BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) orequivalent, and be registered, or in the process of registering, with Healthand Care Professions Council, Registration Council for Clinical Physiologistsor Academy for Healthcare Science.

Weoffer a welcoming and inclusive team culture where staff contributions arevalued and encouraged. With the breadth of services we provide, there areexcellent opportunities for training, career development and progression intospecialist areas, including support through the Higher Training Scheme.

Main duties of the job

Asa Band 5 Audiologist within the Hearing and Balance Service at Leeds TeachingHospitals NHS Trust, you will be part of the Adult Rehabilitation andDiagnostics team delivering high-quality audiology care to adult patients.Working alongside experienced Audiologists, Associate Practitioners andadministrative staff, you will contribute to a busy clinical servicesupporting patients with hearing difficulties.

Yourrole will include undertaking a range of adult audiology assessments,providing hearing aid fittings and follow-up care, and supporting patientsthrough their hearing rehabilitation journey. You will manage your ownclinical caseload while working collaboratively within the widermultidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Theservice operates across ten sites, with the main base at Seacroft Hospital.This provides a varied and engaging working week, with opportunities to workin a range of clinic environments as well as supporting domiciliary servicesfor patients who are unable to attend clinic appointments.

Youwill be supported by senior clinicians and have opportunities to contributeto service development, training and quality improvement initiatives whiledeveloping a broad range of clinical skills within a large and innovative NHSaudiology service.

About us

TheHearing and Balance Service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a large,friendly and forward-thinking team delivering high-quality audiology care topatients across Leeds. Based primarily at Seacroft Hospital, the serviceprovides a comprehensive range of diagnostic, rehabilitation, vestibular andimplantable hearing device services.

OurHearing and Balance team is made up of dedicated and hard-working staff whoconsistently go above and beyond to improve patient experience and sustainhigh-quality services. We pride ourselves on having a supportive andinclusive culture where colleagues work collaboratively and staffcontributions are valued.

Thereare excellent opportunities to develop your skills, including access to aproactive Healthcare Science forum within the Trust and across the widerintegrated care system, as well as leadership development opportunities forHealthcare Scientists.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

ThisBand 5 Audiologist role offers a varied and rewarding clinical experiencewithin the Hearing & Balance Service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHSTrust. You will work closely with Team Leaders, contributing to day-to-dayservice delivery while developing specialist skills in sub-specialist areasof audiology. The role combines routine and non-routine tasks, providing adynamic and engaging working week across multiple clinical sites, includingcommunity clinics (Ear, Nose and Throat and Adult Hearing Aid Aftercare) anddomiciliary visits.

Youwill manage your own clinical caseload, provide hearing assessments, hearingaid fittings, hearing aid repair and maintenance and rehabilitation, and givesupport to junior staff and trainees. You will develop sub-specialist skills,such as basic tinnitus advice, and contribute to service improvementprojects. You will be required to participate in training and educationprogrammes, including trust mandatory training, all within a supportive,collaborative team culture.

Therole requires proficiency with audiology systems such as Practice Navigatoror Auditbase, experience using hearing aid software, audiometry,tympanometry, and Real Ear Measurement equipment, and competence in standardIT systems such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel. You will work effectively bothindependently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, following policies andprocedures relevant to your specialist area, department, and the Trust, andembodying the Leeds Way values and behaviours.

Youwill contribute to aspects of service management, including performancemonitoring, health and safety, stock control, monitoring and orderingprocesses, and ensuring patient safety and safeguarding standards aremaintained. You will act as a positive role model for junior staff whilegaining exposure to service workflows and departmental projects. You willsupport continuous service improvement through the audit cycle and play anactive role in monthly team and staff meetings.

Person Specification Experience

• Experience of working within a clinical setting e.g. during the degree programme
• Evidence of modern practice
• Supervision of juniors and support staff
• Micro-budgetary administration

Additional Requirements

• Working independently and within a team
• Working under pressure
• Communication with the team and wider organisation

Skills & behaviours

• Good communication skills in general and those additional skills associated with communicating with the deaf and hard of hearing
• Competence in performing hearing assessment, hearing aid fitting, counselling and rehabilitation skills
• Good personal time management
• Ability to work and contribute to team goals
• Ability to accommodate and respond to 'change'
• Basic knowledge of specialist clinical areas (i.e. tinnitus and implantable devices)

Qualifications

• BSc Hons - Audiology from an accredited University or Equivalent
• Be registered with an appropriate registration body or eligible for registration
• Evidence of learning from other professionally appropriate sources, supervisory experience

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.

Specialist Audiologist Deputy Adult Team Leader