Band 5 Audiologist

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well motivated Audiologist who can help us to deliver a district wide Audiology service providing a comprehensive NHS hearing aid service to Adults and Children including those with complex needs, working in a multidisciplinary way with other services, Trusts, and agencies. The post holder will provide a range of diagnostic Audiology procedures and an Audiology support service to the Community Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Service and to the Acute Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Consultants in their respective Outpatient clinics., The service is delivered district wide including a comprehensive NHS hearing aid service to both neonates, Children and Adults including those with complex needs. The service also provides the full range of diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiology procedures to a highly specialised level of expertise and an Audiology provision to the Community Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Service and to the Acute Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Consultants in their respective Outpatient clinics.

The Audiology service uses Auditbase and a comprehensive understanding of this system is required to ensure accurate control of hearing aid stock, smooth running and accurate collation of statistical information to assist in the provision of a quality Audiology service within a strict baseline budget.

You will work autonomously in an effective and efficient way, providing diagnostic investigations and hearing aid management to ensure good patient experience for all service users and that all quality standards are met.

Tests will include, but not limited to, full Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA), Adult Hearing Assessments, hearing aid fittings, reviews, repairs and maintenance.

The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills, and motivation to learn and improve themselves, and so help drive the service forward.

The Audiology service is provided from within the Specialist Surgery Division of the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and is delivered from its base in Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre., At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.