Job vacancy: Audiology, Whittington Health NHS Trust, Archway

Job summary

Main area: Audiology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 220-WHT-2783

Employer: Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northern Health Centre
Town: Archway
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59

Audiology

NHS AfC: Band 5

Covid-19 Vaccination

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3^rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.

For our current apprenticeship vacancies, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and use Keyword ‘Whittington’

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· Performing routine Audiological test battery as part of doctor-led clinics on children. This will include Pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, play audiometry, acoustic reflexes, Oto-acoustic emissions and speech testing

· To support senior audiologists on medical clinics in assessing children with complex needs.

· To undertake and lead on the assessment of older children referred from a variety of sources, e.g. GPs, Health visitors, speech and language, Ears, Nose Throat (ENT) into scientist-led clinics.

· To make decisions about the most appropriate test technique to employ e.g., play audiometry, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, Oto-acoustic emissions, acoustic reflexes, speech testing.

· To make management decisions regarding older children and initiate onwards referrals as necessary. To seek advice from senior colleagues when required.

· Interpretation of complex test results and communicating complex information about tests and results to parents, families, and patients. To request support from senior colleagues when required.

§ To be accountable for the day-to-day management of pertinent work areas, ensuring that equipment is maintained correctly and daily checks/calibration are carried out, reporting any faults as appropriate to the relevant member of the team.

§ Acts independently within professional guidelines.

§ To liaise with Medical, Technical and Scientific staff in the identification, development and implementation of new clinical tests and procedures.

§ To assist, analyse and interpret a broad spectrum of paediatric test results and recommend appropriate audiological intervention.

§ Determining the reason for erroneous clinical test results within paediatrics

§ Continuous interaction with children and their parents.

· To alert relevant member of the team regarding low stock.

· To ensure that departmental/national recommended procedures/protocols/guidelines are adhered to and a high level of competence is maintained.

· Perform evening and weekend clinics as required

· Rotate at other community/hospital sites as required, as directed by line manager/service leads and/or due to service requirements.

Band 5 Clinical and Scientific duties

· Assist in the assessment of infants and children referred from various sources, such as GPs, health visitors, speech and language therapists, and ENT, as part of scientist-led clinics.

· To assist on decisions about the most appropriate test technique to employ e.g. VRA, Distraction testing, play audiometry, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, Oto-acoustic emissions, acoustic reflexes, speech testing, McCormick toy test.

· Demonstrate empathy and support in delivering news of permanent hearing loss to families. Collaborate with senior audiologists, families and educational services to develop individual management plans, ensuring clear and compassionate communication.

· To ensure that all appropriate verbal/written information is provided to families at every stage, and to ensure that reports/information is provided to other relevant health professionals involved in the child’s care.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

BSc in Audiology or equivalent
Registration as a Clinical Scientist in Audiology/Clinical Physiologist In Audiology

Desirable criteria

Higher training (e.g MSc in Audiological science/Diploma in Audiology, CAC or equivalent)

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Work in a professional manner at all times
Good organisational skills
Personal time management to ensure work is completed
Ability to use own initiative
Ability to communicate with patients who have a barrier to understanding e.g. language/hearing
Ability to understand cultural needs of a patient
Ability to remain calm when working in a busy environment
Ability to use sensitive, persuasive and negotiation skills
Good written and communication skills
Good patient handling skills
General IT skills

Desirable criteria

Explanation of complex results and rehabilitation strategies in a patient friendly and sensitive way

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

At least 2 years post-qualification experience in general Adult Audiology
Working in a multi-disciplinary team
Audiological tests/equipment
Understanding of confidentiality
Understanding of issues surrounding hearing impairment and its effect on quality of life
Knowledge of Family friendly principles

Desirable criteria

At least 1 years post- qualification experience in general Paediatric Audiology
Experience of managing 2nd tier Paediatric Audiology case load-history taking, debrief and management
Experience with play audiometry, otoacoustic emissions, tympanometry, speech testing, VRA
Experience of sharing news of hearing loss with families, including temporary loss caused by glue ear
Oto-acoustic emissions/visual reinforcement audiometry/distraction testing

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Ability to work under pressure
Patient and sympathetic to the needs of the hearing Impaired and sensitive to their needs
Ability to work with young children and babies
Ability to handle difficult situations including: antagonist and distraught patients.
Willingness to deal with patient’s body odour during close contact in clinics including exposure to body fluids such as vomit, blood and ear wax/infections.

Desirable criteria

Willingness to move patients e.g. in wheelchairs into test rooms and/ or into appropriate positions for testing

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.

Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
Participate in required training and supervision.
Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form –

Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes –

Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information –

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Kinjal Mehta
Job title: Advanced Paediatric Audiologist
Email address: [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: WHT
Telephone: If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060

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Job summary

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Audiology

NHS AfC: Band 5

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Essential criteria

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Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

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