Senior Audiologist

Join our large, friendly team within the Audiology Department at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust and enjoy the variety of work that comes from being part of our large, complex Audiology service. We have over 45 staff, made up of senior assistant audiologists, associate audiologists, audiologists, Clinical Scientists, hearing therapists and a newborn hearing screening team.

The department offers a complex adult rehabilitative service, tinnitus and hearing therapy services, newborn hearing screening programme, paediatric assessment and (re)hab service (0-18 years) and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation service at the main NNUH site and at Cromer Hospital. Domiciliary work is also undertaken.

Our department places an emphasis on quality, and we are proud to have been one of the earliest Audiology sites to become UKAS accredited under the Improving Quality in Physiological Services accreditation scheme, and are currently accredited for our paediatric service.

Main duties of the job

This post offers an opportunity for someone with significant post-graduate clinical experience to join a quality-focused service. We are commissioned to deliver a complex service, and we are looking for a team member who will be able to actively participate in this area of work.

The ideal candidate will be somebody who has experience in both adult & paediatric assessment and rehabilitation and is motivated to deliver a high-quality service to our patients.

The main responsibilities include:

• Autonomous practice within adult rehabilitation clinics
• Assessment of hearing loss in non-routine (complex) populations
• Fitting of hearing aids in non-routine (complex) populations

We host an STP trainee and would welcome the successful candidate to contribute to training. As a Senior Audiologist, the post holder would be expected to support more junior members of the team, providing leadership and clinical oversight as needed.

There is a strong culture of audit within the department to ensure best practice, and we expect the successful candidate to take an active role in audit.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Person Specification Qualifications

• BSc Audiology or equivalent qualifications
• To undertake ongoing CPD to ensure clinical skills are maintained
• Registered with appropriate registration body (AHCS or HCPC)

Experience

• Significant experience as a Band 5 in Audiology is required.

Skills

• Excellent communication and patient handling skills
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Full-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours