Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- NHS AFC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 372-SURG1992
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Acre Mills outpatients
- Town
- Huddersfield
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/09/2025
Employer heading
Paediatric Lead for audiology
NHS AFC: Band 7
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
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Our Future Plans
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paediatric Audiologist to step into a leadership role within our dynamic and fast-paced paediatric audiology team.
This position involves providing clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team comprising audiologists, audiology assistants, and administrative staff. The successful candidate will also collaborate closely with a range of professionals, including Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, ENT consultants, and referrers across the region, to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
The role involves conducting both routine and complex paediatric hearing assessments, including newborn evaluations as part of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP), as well as hearing aid fittings. Responsibilities also include carrying out clinical audits, observing and supporting staff development, representing the audiology department in external meetings, and assisting in the overall management of the service in the absence of the Head of Service.
Working for our organisation
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Audiologist with BSc (Hons)/BAAT 1+2, and post qualification experience to include paediatric audiology
- Registered with either AHCS or HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship training
- external ABR training
- Paediatric training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in paediatric audiology
- Experience in undertaking electrophysiological hearing assessment
- Able to fit a wide variety of hearing aids using appropriate methods and validation
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential criteria
- Ability to work individually and in a team
- Ability to communicate with colleague’s other healthcare professional
- Ability to prepare reports in a timely manner
- Leadership and organisational skills
- Evidence of a high standard of Audiology
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nathan Waite
- Job title
- Audiology Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0142 22 2370
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