Job overview

Are you a qualified Audiologist looking to develop your specialist skills within a supportive and forward-thinking service? We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Specialist Audiologist to join our team, providing high-quality diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services to adults and children with hearing difficulties.

As a Specialist Audiologist, you will work across a variety of clinical settings, supporting patients with hearing difficulties, as well as their families and carers. You will undertake a range of specialist and routine diagnostic assessments for both adults and children, where accurate and reliable results are essential to patient care.

Using your clinical expertise, you will interpret complex test results, assess patients' individual needs, and develop personalised treatment and management plans. You will provide ongoing advice, support and rehabilitation for adults with all types of hearing loss, including those with learning disabilities, additional needs and other complex requirements.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist and routine audiological assessments for adults and children.
• Accurately record and interpret diagnostic results using computerised systems.
• Develop and implement personalised treatment and rehabilitation plans.
• Provide expert advice and support to patients, families and carers.
• Manage and prioritise a specialist caseload independently.
• Lead within a specialist area of Audiology practice.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and clinical audits.
• Support the training, development and clinical supervision of junior staff and students.
• Maintain high standards of clinical practice through continuous professional development.
• Ensure compliance with professional standards, policies and codes of practice.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area’s largest employers.

Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System.

As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we’re reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.