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Job summary

Main area
Audiology
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
275-0424-ASAUDP-JP/UN-(2)
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/05/2024 23:59

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Assistant Audiology Practitioner

Band 4

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Job Title: Assistant Audiology Practitioner

Division: Surgery & Anaesthetics 

Care Group: Surgical Services

Band: 4 

Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 per annum

We are recruiting for a Assistant Audiology Practitioner  who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

Provide a range of audiometric investigations and a comprehensive hearing aid service without supervision for the Adult Direct Referral pathway and ENT Surgery Service’s.

To continue developing skills in advanced diagnostic testing under direct and indirect supervision. 

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.  Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly?   In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.  

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assist senior staff and ENT.

Travel to all hospitals cover by this trust - Sheppey General Hospital, Sittingbourne Community Hospital, Gravesend Community Hospital and Darenth Valley Hospital.

Carrying out diagnostic hearing tests on adults and children 3 years and over.

Rehabilitation of the hard of hearing using digital hearing aids.

Real Ear Measurement (MHAS).

Recording test results and accurate record keeping.

To support the department in audits and data collection.

Rehabilitation of the hard of hearing with digital hearing aids using MHAS protocols

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Foundation Degree in Audiology

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • To have worked in an Audiology environment in the NHS.
  • Demonstrate ability to work in a team.
  • Able to work on own initiative

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of clerical experience within a NHS Audiology workplace.
  • Use of a telephone in a busy environment.
  • NHS experience of dealing with face to face contact.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Organizational skills.
  • Prioritising
  • Excellent telephone manner.
  • Independently planning and prioritising work load.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into health

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Juley Bexley
Job title
Head of Audiology
Email address
[email protected]
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