Paediatric Audiologist (Permanent, Full time/Part Time, Bank)

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work as an independent practitioner providing specialist clinical services directly to patients, to include the assessment and rehabilitation of adults and children (newborn to young adult).
• Creation of individual rehabilitation plans selected from a range of possible options, engaging the patient/family as an active partner in the decision-making process guided by a flexible, inclusive and responsive approach based on patient/family need.
• Responsibility for and management of patients with complex and/or special and additional needs, including cases referred by other members of the team due to conflicting results or incomplete information.
• Establishment of good rapport, including gaining patients' co-operation in clinics and self-management at home.
• Promote clinical excellence as a specialist practitioner, maintaining a high level of specialist expertise in routine and non-routine testing and rehabilitation methods, to include expertise in a range of techniques, procedures and technologies. The latter will involve keeping up to date with new or emerging technologies and knowledge.
• To work effectively in, and share knowledge, skills, expertise and advice with the team, wider multi-disciplinary team, patients, families, and other agencies.
• Undertake domiciliary visits at home and on hospital wards as required.
• To contribute to policy development, review and implementation including participation in the production and revision of policy documents, operating procedures and training materials.
• Participate in maintenance and collation of departmental statistics.
• Maintaining Departmental and Hospital records including use of the Patient Management System, stock control systems, and equipment calibration and service records.
• Participate in the Department's professional, clinical and statutory training, including the training of students, junior staff and colleagues from related disciplines. To participate in the department's preceptorship and mentoring program as required.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MSc Audiology or
• STP (Audiology) or
• BSc/PTP + Paediatric-relevant HTS modules

Desirable criteria

• Registration with HCPC as a Clinical Scientist (or equivalent experience with willingness to undertake further training)
• BAA membership

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in training and clinical supervision of staff and students, including training at specialist level.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Excellent clinical skills, including undertaking, interpreting, reporting on, advising on, and formulating care plans (where several options may exist) based on specialist tests and knowledge
• Ability to prioritise workload and adapt to interruptions
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively with the hearing impaired, their families and care-givers
• Ability to manage barriers to understanding
• Ability to assimilate and convey highly complex and sensitive information using communication skills appropriate for communication situation (patients, families, colleagues, teaching situations, etc.)
• Ability to impart difficult news about emotive topics, including counselling upset and distressed patients and families Requires developed motivational, empathetic, re-assurance and counselling skills

Desirable criteria

• Audiology-related counselling course/training
• Breaking Bad News training course

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Frequent exposure to uncontained body fluids
• Computer skills, including management of PMS, report writing, programming hearing aids, use of excel and statistical packages, preparation of training materials.
• Physical skills: highly developed physical skills requiring a high degree of precision (to undertake probe mic placements and aural impression taking in neonates, babies and children.) Ability to work in restricted positions.
• Clear knowledge of confidentiality issues and obligations
• Good time management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to use own initiative
• Motivated and flexible
• Medical fitness

PERSONAL SKILLS

Essential criteria

• Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable
• Open/Reflective/Warm
• Enthusiastic and self-aware
• Creative and Flexible
• Team focussed

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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