Job overview

Maternity leave cover, 12 months contract. 

Do you have vision and passion for ensuring children's audiology is both the best quality and best service it can be? Are you looking for a new  opportunity to make a difference to children's health in 2022? Then we have the job for you.

An exciting job opportunity has arisen to get involved in all aspects of paediatric audiology.  The post will involve  working with children of all ages from 6 months to 25 years of age to deliver a reliable and high quality hearing assessment and hearing aid fitting service. The role will also include assessment and fitting of children with complex needs.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated audiologist to complement our friendly, hardworking team, providing the full range of community paediatric audiology services across Manchester. You must have a BSc in Audiology, or equivalent qualifications. Experience of paediatric audiological testing is essential to be considered for the post. Additional support and training can also  be provided to the right candidate. 

We offer a comprehensive range of rehabilitation and diagnostic services for children including Auditory Processing Disorder, single-sided deafness, Tinnitus/Hyperacusis and Vestibular services. 

The role will provide plenty of opportunities for the development of skills and knowledge. You must be registered with the RCCP/HCPC.

The community paediatric audiology service is based in central Manchester, but we have clinic sites across the city including Longsight, Brownley Green, Withington Community Hospital, Burnage, and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. Travel to different clinics will be required and car ownership and a valid driver’s licence are essential.

You will be involved in carrying out diagnostic hearing assessments, including visual reinforcement audiometry, puretone  audiometry,  otoscopy and tympanometry on children and young people from 6 months to 18 years, or 25 years for those with SEN.
Programme and fit hearing aids.  Take ear mould impressions
Undertake  clinics in a variety of settings. Take part in maintaining stock levels. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.