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Job summary

Main area
Audiology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7059-KK
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Audiology
Town
Romford
Salary
£42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 6- Senior Audiologist

Band 6

 

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Job overview

The Audiology Department are looking for a friendly and team focussed audiologist to support the provision of adult audiology services. You will be joining a diverse and friendly team of audiologists, admin and management, who are all focussed on providing the best possible service to our patients.


We are looking for an experienced Audiologist with an interest or specialist knowledge in advanced testing, tinnitus, balance or wax removal. We also provide a comprehensive adult audiology service including GPDR and ENT support. All Audiologists are given an area of responsibility and would be supported with necessary training and development. We work four days a week which may suit clinicians looking to address work/life balance, prefer a varied working week or those looking for their next challenge.


Closer to central than you may think, Queen's Hospital to London Liverpool Street takes around 25 minutes by train. We strive to provide an excellent service to the patients of the Trust incorporating PRIDE values at all times. If you are an enthusiastic audiologist looking to join a friendly and progressive department who are looking to expand our service and clinical remit, we would welcome your interest and application.

Main duties of the job

  • Responsibilities for patient/client care, treatment and therapy
  • Advanced procedures are performed as appropriate to the grade
  • To effectively manage a diverse Adult diagnostic & rehabilitations caseload and tinnitus and/or balance diagnostic patients once competencies are demonstrated
  • Digital hearing aids are fitted to approved protocols including REM and HIT / coupler matching
  • Children’s hearing tests are carried out in the appropriate manner according to Best Practice standards (Over 3 years of age)
  • Recording test results and accurate record keeping across a range of digital and analogue media
  • May be required to visit patients in their house, GP Surgery, care home or hospital ward
  • Supervision of junior members of staff and students
  • Assistance is provided with the day to day running of the Audiology service.  This may include a special area of responsibility
  • Administrative responsibilities are undertaken as required by the Head of Audiology

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. 

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to   Tosin Aragbaiye, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5934. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • BSc in Audiology or PTP or BSc in Health Care Sciences (Audiology)
  • • MSc in Audiology with competency certificate
  • • RCCP/AHCS or HCPC registration must be held.
Desirable criteria
  • • Full BAA or BSA Membership
  • • BSL at a basic level

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Sound knowledge of rehabilitation techniques for the hearing impaired using the latest digital technology
  • • Specialist skills in advanced testing/rehab, tinnitus, balance and/or wax removal.
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience in fitting Signia and Oticon Hearing Aids

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Comprehensive experience in Audiological diagnostic testing
  • • Proven experience in an audiology healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in fitting Oticon & Siemens hearing aids
  • Evidence of appropriate experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mark Newman,
Job title
Audiology Head of Service
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708 435000
Additional information

Ext 2566

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