Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our large friendly multidisciplinary team in Audiology at Alder Hey.

 We are recruiting an Audiometrician who will be responsible for planning and delivering a comprehensive and effective school screening and follow-up service to reception age and year one children from Liverpool, Sefton and West Lancashire.

 The successful candidate must be experienced working with children and able to develop a rapport to obtain reliable screening results. The role involves a range of administrative duties, and the post holder must be confident working with computers and able to demonstrate good I.T skills.

 Excellent communication and team working are essential attributes for this role.

 You will be required to travel around the three specific areas for the post and to any community clinics that are conducting follow up clinics. A driver’s licence and independent transport is essential for this post. The post holder will be involved in conducting some of the screening programme in our mobile research unit.

 We anticipate considerable interest for this post and therefore encourage early application.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received.

 Informal enquiries and visits are welcomed. Please contact Maureen O’Hare Audiology Manager or Jamie Aindow Service Manager to arrange an appointment on 0151252 5943

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have responsibility for a designated caseload of schools. This includes working independently and without supervision in the school setting adhering to local protocols.

The post holder will be involved in conducting some of the screening programme in our mobile research unit. The post holder is expected to manage their own workload, arranging testing in school during term time and catch-up sessions during school holidays.

The post holder will be responsible for completing the administration related to the programme and for providing regular updates and audits to monitor performance.

Working for our organisation

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.