Audiologist / Clinical Scientist - Vestibular Lead
* Full-time
* Weekly Hours / Programmed Activities: 37.5
* Salary Band: Band 7
* Staff Group: Healthcare Scientists
* Contract Type: Permanent
* Job Area: Scientists
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
We are currently recruiting into our fantastic Audiology department. We are looking to recruit a full-time permanent Band 7 Audiologist or Clinical Scientist to lead our Vestibular assessment and rehabilitation service.
We are looking for an experienced Audiologist to lead our vestibular testing and rehabilitation service, and line manage a team of Audiologists involved in this service. The successful candidate will be able to fully utilise their experience in other areas of Audiology such as adult assessment and rehabilitation, or paediatric assessment and must be eligible for AHCS (RCCP) or HCPC registration. Excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills are essential.
Ideally, you will be looking for a Trust that will enable you to grow and assist more junior members of the team; we are also a busy training department so this role will involve supervision of students on the STP. There are opportunities to be involved with service review and development.
Job Summary
Working within a large and vibrant team of Audiologists, Clinical Scientists, Clinical Assistants and Administration staff, this post is responsible for leading, monitoring and developing the Vestibular Audiology service, including coordinating with the Audiovestibular medicine (AVM) team. This involves undertaking vestibular assessment and rehabilitation with adult patients in Hampshire, primarily at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, with opportunities to work at both acute and community-based sites in the surrounding area. This role will involve seeing other patient groups which may include paediatric assessment and adult rehabilitation and assisting with the training and support of our STP trainees. The post holder will have responsibility for direct line management of staff.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, then we would love to hear from you, so please do not delay, apply today!
Minimum Requirements
* STP or MSc in Clinical Audiological Science and Certificate of Audiological Competence, or BAAT or PTP or BSc in Audiology.
* Clinical skills and management to appropriate standard of independent practice as supported by or working towards State Registration.
Skills and Knowledge
* Relevant practical knowledge and experience in patient handling, counselling, and all necessary skills involved in adult working.
* Experience of Vestibular testing including VNG, Vemps and vHIT.
* Experience of using all relevant diagnostic, rehabilitative and clinical instrumentation including the fitting and verification of hearing aids.
* Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports.
* Ability to develop and maintain record keeping systems and procedures.
* Ability to oversee equipment, resources and monitor staff completing vestibular testing.
Experience
* Vestibular testing with adults.
* Vestibular rehabilitation.
* Adult hearing assessment and management.
* Communication with multidisciplinary teams ensuring effective patient management.
* Staff management and leadership.
* Service monitoring and development.
* Training and supporting junior staff including trainees on registered courses.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to offer our staff fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
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