Audiologist

NHS Band 5: 32073 - 39043 per annum                       

Hours Per Week: full time 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent 

We are currently recruiting into our fantastic Trust.  Here at Portsmouth University Hospital NHS Trust Audiology department we are proud to introduce ourselves and share with you that we are looking to recruit a Band 5 Audiologist to a new role that has arisen the department. We are expanding our complex adult services and are looking to welcome a new member to this established team.

We are looking for an Audiologist with general adult Audiology experience. The successful candidate will have AHCS/RCCP or HCPC registration (pre-registered graduates and those working towards state registration will be considered). Excellent clinical communication and organisational skills are essential.

Ideally you will be looking for a Trust that will enable you to grow and as a busy training department we are used to supporting staff to accomplish new skills. The department provides a wide variety of Audiology services including paediatric assessment and rehabilitation specialist Tinnitus services Vestibular assessment and rehabilitation as well as implantable devices. There are opportunities to be involved with service review and development and have supported current staff with the completion if further training and qualification including STP and HTS modules.  

We cover a large geographical area with clinics in Hampshire western West Sussex and the Isle of Wight. Applications for part time hours will be welcomed. If you are not local to us already you may not know a lot about Portsmouth we do have much to be proud of and it is all on our doorstop!

Portsmouth is a vibrant city and tourist destination on the south coast with convenient access to the South Downs National Park and the Isle of Wight and just 90 minutes from London Waterloo by train.  Whether your passion is the outdoors with beaches sailing kite surfing horse-riding and hiking on our doorstep or culture in the birthplace of Charles Dickens with two theatres and a major concert venue in the city Portsmouth has something for everyone.  If history is your hobby Portsmouth Historic Dockyard offers a rich exploration of Britains naval history but if retail therapy is more likely to float your boat discount designer-label shopping at Gunwharf Quays attracts shoppers from far and wide.  If you like to travel and explore Portsmouth ferries sail to the Channel Islands France and Spain and cruise ships depart from nearby Southampton to the Mediterranean Baltic Carribean and Nordic seas.  Southampton airport is just 20 miles away serving destinations across the British Isles and Europe.  Learn more about the city of Portsmouth by clicking on this link: full details please refer to enclosed job description.

Qualifications :

• PTP or BSc in Audiology or equivalent with the completion of associated clinical placement.
• Clinical skills and experience to appropriate standard of independent practice as supported by or working towards State Registration.

Skills and Knowledge

• Relevant practical knowledge and experience.  Patient handling counselling and all necessary skills involved in adult Audiology working.
• Experience of using all relevant diagnostic rehabilitative and clinical instrumentation including hearing assessment and the fitting and verification of hearing aids.

• Ability to gather data compile information and prepare reports
• Ability to develop and maintain record keeping systems and procedures

Experience

• Adult hearing assessment and patient management.
• Hearing aid fitting (with REMs) follow up and repair.
• Audiometry and middle ear analysis to support ENT including experience with children over 3.
• Communication with multidisciplinary teams ensuring affective patient management.

Additional Information :

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. 

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time