Specialist Adult Audiologist
Specialist Adult Audiologist (Band 6); Contractual Hours- 37.5; Salary- £35392 pa
Location: Chime Social Enterprise, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Hospital
Are you an experienced audiologist ready to advance your career in a dynamic, patient-focused environment? Join our Chime Social Enterprise team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of adults and children with hearing impairments.
Job Summary
The Specialist Adult Audiologist plans and implements diagnostic and rehabilitative hearing care for adults and children, managing complex cases with autonomy. Responsibilities include conducting audiological procedures, managing patient caseloads, and supervising junior staff. The role involves training programs, liaising with healthcare professionals, and supporting department management and audits. The Specialist Audiologist ensures effective communication, handles sensitive issues, and maintains confidentiality. They will also participate in research, maintain equipment and stock control, and occasionally act as senior staff members. Intense concentration and occasional exposure to distressing circumstances are required, alongside ensuring a safe and professional working environment.
Main duties of the job
Plan and undertake diagnostic audiological procedures on adults and children independently, making referrals to ENT and MRI when necessary. With indirect supervision, perform complex techniques on adults and older children. Manage rehabilitative patient caseloads using care plans, ensuring effective hearing aid systems, and advising patients and parents effectively.
Specialize in clinical practice with complex adults or supervise routine adult care, including ward and care home visits. Handle sensitive hearing loss issues daily with empathy. Supervise and support junior audiology staff, providing specialist information and conducting appraisals for Band 4&5 audiologists.
Implement training programs for audiologists and develop multimedia sessions for other healthcare professionals. Liaise with and advise other health professionals verbally and in writing. Support senior audiology staff with department management, audit activities, and UKAS accreditation processes.
Stay current with audiological developments, researching and sharing new advancements with colleagues. Occasionally act as the senior staff member in the absence of more senior audiologists, providing autonomous care at locality clinics and patients’ homes. Assist the Department Manager with staff and consumable cost control, justifying expenditures, and investigating budget variances.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate must possess a BSc in Audiology (or equivalent), BTEC National Certificate in MPPM, BAATS Part 1 & 2, and RCCP Registration, with MSc level knowledge for specialist activities. They should have a good command of English, a UK driving license, and at least two years of band 5 level experience with exposure to specialist audiology services. Essential attributes include the ability to remain calm under pressure, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate leadership. A flexible approach, commitment to skill development, and up-to-date knowledge of clinical and IT developments in audiology are also required, along with good communication and IT skills.
Overview of your organization
Working as a social enterprise offers Chime staff, as owners, the unique opportunity to not only improve their own working environment but to also have significant input into how audiology services are delivered locally. We have the freedom to optimize use of our budget for our patients in a way that ensures the highest quality of service that has longevity in providing audiology services free at the point of delivery for patients of all ages into the future. Chime is passionate about delivering an efficient and innovative service to patients and looks forward to expanding our team with audiologists and support staff who share this vision and our values.
We would really appreciate applications from candidates in line with our company values:
C = Collaboration – working in true partnership to provide the optimal outcome
H = Holistic – caring about and understanding the implications of our interactions
I = Innovative – being open to new opportunities in meeting our purpose and vision
M = Motivated – passionate about bringing our best to every situation
E = Excellence – striving for the highest quality of service