0469 - Specialist Audiologist

The Specialist Audiologist is a senior Clinician working predominatly with adult patients in the diagnosis and rehabilitation, with significant post qualification experience, who is able to take further responsibility within the department and to supervise other staff.

Provision of a full range of routine and non-routine audiometric investigations, and a comprehensive hearing aid service to a predominantly adult population.

Be able to undertake specialist audiology support in the areas of tinnitus, advanced hearing aid fitting, vestibular rehabilitation, diagnostic ABR testing, Newborn Hearing Screening and student assessment.

Main duties of the job

To provide diagnostic support to the ENT Consultants by performing a wide range of routine and non-routine hearing/balance tests to school age children/adults/elderly patients. Interpreting results and report writing as required.

To assess the needs of patients with hearing, vestibular, tinnitus and clarity problems, and to provide appropriate treatment, counseling, advice and instrumentation as required. To provide follow-up support to check on progress and to alter the care plan where needed.

To provide information, counseling and support for hearing impaired patients and their family/carers on a wide range of hearing related issues and to refer on to other professionals when needed.

To provide a Newborn Hearing Screening test for all Barnsley babies and to provide complex diagnostic follow-up testing for any baby referred from the screen.

To offer a high standard of training placement for BSc Audiology students from the Leeds BSc courses and to comply with the Universitys regulations with regards to Clinical Supervision.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.