About this role
Job summary
Band 6 Senior Audiologist
We are looking for an experienced Audiologist to join our team.
The role has scope for flexibility with access to adult, paediatric and balance clinics depending on skills, experience and interests.
The service is committed to training and wider professional development set within a supportive and friendly team.
You will have a degree (or equivalent) in Audiology and have obtained, or be working towards, professional state registration.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Role
You will have experience in one of the Audiology service pillars: Adult Hearing, Paediatrics or Balance. You will be working independently in this area and have a solid under-pinning knowledge and experience. Exposure to wider Audiology practice is welcomed beyond your specialism but not a requisite. As an integrated team seeing patients of all ages, there is scope to work across service pillars adding scope for variety and development in the role. The service is proud to be IQIPS accredited since 2014 and, as part of the team, you will be part of pushing forward service quality and the technical knowledge of the department. You will be part of a friendly team who are keen to share learning and are supportive in peer development. There is an active research programme and a proven track record of creating opportunity for wider training, research and academic study.
Management Role
Operational management of a section of the wider service will be encouraged, and provide opportunity for ownership and service development as supported by the Clinical Leads. There may be opportunity for line management and / or training supervision.
Additional Responsibilities
The candidate will be expected to be part of wider service development within the senior management team. The role will involve training and supervision of internal and external students. You will be expected to complete audits and service evaluations to help maintain IQIPS accreditation.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities. The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families.
Our values:
Compassionate Aspirational Resourceful Excellent
The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person Specification
Edcuation Essential
MSc Audiology or equivalent experience Practical competency qualification, eg BSc, CAC, HTS, STP
Desirable
Evidence of professional registration HPCP or RCCP - or due to obtain in the near future Practical competency qualification
Experience Essential
3 years experience of working in an Audiology department Experience of adult assessment and rehabilitation Experience of utilising wider / complex audiology skills
Desirable
Service improvement /development Clinical audit and research Experience in Paediatric assessment Experience of managing and developing a section of a service
Professional Skills Essential
Competency adult assessment and rehabilitation Diagnostic audiometric techniques and rehabilitation to BSA/ BAA standards Evidence of knowledge or skills in an area of complex audiology IT literacy
Desirable
Experience of service development Experience of development and implementation of clinical protocol and policy Experience of Adult Rehabilitation, Paediatrics
Other Desirable
BSL Sign language level 1 or higher, or evidence of deaf awareness training
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)