Job overview
This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
This is a great opportunity for a qualified Associate Audiologist to work in a forward thinking department and have great support in developing themselves further.
This Band 5 post which is being advertised at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals will be predominantly based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.
Shropshire Audiology provides services for a population of 500.000 people where we see approximately 60,000 people in a year. We are proud to be able to offer a range of services to our patients such as, Adult Hearing Aid work; ENT support; Paediatric Audiology; the Shropshire Implant Service; Hearing Therapy and Rehabilitation clinics; Tinnitus and Hyperacusis and Balance.
Shropshire NHS Audiology is IQIPS accredited, so monitoring quality and developing our service is high on our agenda, we expect the post holder to be passionate about clinical quality. Our service has a strong record of staff development, we believe that it is important to invest in our staff.
Main duties of the job
- To undertake routine adult audiological procedures, including direct referrals from the GP and reassessment of existing hearing aid patients.
- Our department serves a rural population so the post holder would be expected to travel to our Audiology community sites in Shropshire.
Shropshire Audiology believes strongly in multidisciplinary working for the benefit of the patient, this role will involve work with ENT, Social Services, local volunteer groups, education. - To undertake fitting of digital hearing aids and provide patients with appropriate counselling and rehabilitation including individual management plans.
- To work autonomously, with regard to good/best practice codes and guidelines. To have excellent communication skills and able to manage own time effectively and use own initiative to manage caseload.
Working for our organisation
Within Audiology we believe strongly in delivering high quality care and have a dedicated, friendly and helpful team. We work closely with multi
agency organisations which is key to giving our patients the best care.
It is important that we provide a professional and efficient service.
Residential accommodation is provided at SATH by a local Housing Group Rooftops. The accommodation is fully furnished and within easy reach
of the town centre, local schools, supermarkets and leisure facilities. Other existing Audiology staff live locally or commute to Shropshire from
across the West Midlands.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.