Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful applicants will:

Perform otoscopy, tympanometry, pure tone audiometry on adult and paediatric patients

Perform aural rehabilitation with adult patients

Comply with departmental policies and procedures

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Job responsibilities

Successful applicants will:

Perform otoscopy, tympanometry, pure tone audiometry on adult and paediatric patients

Perform aural rehabilitation with adult patients

Comply with departmental policies and procedures

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Ability/Experience

Essential

• Basic assessment and management of adult patients with hearing difficulties.
• Ability to formulate appropriate clinical management plans based on good case history information, and to seek further assistance when required.
• Ability to prioritise & work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Previous experience of working in a clinical Audiology environment.

Desirable

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impaired adults, including associated problems such as tinnitus handicap, and hearing aid and auditory implant technology
• Experience of research and development activities, including audit of clinical outcomes as required

Skills

Essential

• Good IT skills
• High standard of oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with a range of patients with different requirements.
• Theoretical knowledge of behavioural and electrophysiological diagnostic audiological and vestibular assessment procedures in the adult population
• Knowledge and experience of equipment maintenance and calibration

Desirable

• Awareness of national Audiology and NHS developments

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• BSc Audiology or equivalent
• Registered or in process of registering with RCCP or HPC

Desirable

• Membership of BAA and/ or BSA

Knowledge and Ability/Experience

Essential

• Basic assessment and management of adult patients with hearing difficulties.
• Ability to formulate appropriate clinical management plans based on good case history information, and to seek further assistance when required.
• Ability to prioritise & work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Previous experience of working in a clinical Audiology environment.

Desirable

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impaired adults, including associated problems such as tinnitus handicap, and hearing aid and auditory implant technology
• Experience of research and development activities, including audit of clinical outcomes as required

Skills

Essential

• Good IT skills
• High standard of oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with a range of patients with different requirements.
• Theoretical knowledge of behavioural and electrophysiological diagnostic audiological and vestibular assessment procedures in the adult population
• Knowledge and experience of equipment maintenance and calibration

Desirable

• Awareness of national Audiology and NHS developments

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• BSc Audiology or equivalent
• Registered or in process of registering with RCCP or HPC

Desirable

• Membership of BAA and/ or BSA

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)