Senior Audiologist / Hearing Therapist

We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated part time band 6 Audiologist to work within our friendly, busy Audiology Department at Hereford County Hospital.

The successful candidate will work as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team of ENT medical staff, Clinical Scientist, Audiologists, Hearing Therapists and an Assistant Audiologist. The Department provides a comprehensive audiological service for adults, paediatrics, balance and tinnitus. You will be based at Hereford County Hospital and also several sites around the County of Herefordshire, therefore you must be willing to travel between sites for clinics, when required., The post holder will be an experienced qualified Audiologist who will undertake a full range of diagnostic clinical tests and hearing aid work including direct referrals, hearing aid fittings, reassessments, follow ups and repairs, these may include activities that are complex and non-routine, and providing care plans where required.

The work will involve a significant degree of responsibility and will require the ability to communicate verbally or through an interpreter complex and sensitive information.

The post holder will work with the Head of Audiology to ensure that Clinical and Professional standards are maintained at all times.

We are striving to deliver excellence in patient care - therefore the successful candidate will have Audiological experience in assessment and habilitation, as well as routine adult audiological work; involving hearing aid fittings, reviews, reassessment, repairs and ENT clinics. Some experience of advanced diagnostic tests such as ABR, CERA/ASSR and Balance Assessments would be an advantage.

A willingness to undertake further training is essential; in house training and full clinical supervision will be supported by the Department.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.