About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Audiology team at Birmingham Children's Hospital. You will be working alongside Audiology professionals with a wealth of experience and the role will be very varied. The department boasts newly refurbished testing rooms and a friendly working environment with a team passionate about Paediatric Audiology and delivering a quality service for our families.
Main duties of the job
Perform Pure Tone Audiometry to BSA standards
Visual Reinforcement Audiometry / Performance Audiometry
Hearing aid assessments and reviews on children 0-16 years to include Bone Conduction, BAHA and BTE aids performing Real Ear Measurement or RECD as standard
Opportunities for further development to include HTS modules as required
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc in Clinical Audiology or equivalent experience Evidence of additional post-graduate training in Paediatric Audiology (or equivalent experience) CAC or BAAT part II (or equivalent) Strong audiological and scientific background Evidence of ongoing professional development HCPC or AHCS registration
Desirable
MSc in Clinical Audiology
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE Essential
Knowledge of auditory habilitation and its instrumentation including hearing aids, FM systems and other hearing aids such as Bone Anchored, Bone Conduction and Assisted Listening Devices Successful experience of multidisciplinary and inter-agency working Active role in research and audit projects
Desirable
Significant post qualification experience paediatric clinical audiology Experience of working with infants and children with highly complex needs and their families e.g. a combination of medical, sensory, cognitive, physical Experience in supervising and training clinical professionals Experience of teaching and giving presentations
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS Essential
Ability to make judgements involving complex facts which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
Desirable
Able to deliver a broad range of highly specialised, complex and non-routine scientific work
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE Essential
Good level of IT skills to include word processing, use of spreadsheets and databases Able to use a VDU for extended periods of time
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.
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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 Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)