An exciting opportunity has arisen within Children’s Hearing Services at Chesterfield Royal Hospital for us to offer a permanent Band 6 position in our Team. As an IQIPS accredited service we offer the opportunity to work within a highly skilled paediatric team and as a qualified audiologist this will offer you the opportunity to develop and extend your educational & clinical skills as well as participating in clinical audit allowing you to contribute to service developments. We are a dedicated team of 4 Paediatric Audiologists, 5 Clinical Scientists and 4 Newborn Hearing Screeners. We work with Derbyshire Hearing Support (Education) Services, a Paediatric Consultant with special interest in the aetiological investigations for some of our children, Paediatricians & the ENT Services. We provide a range of routine and specialist services including newborn hearing diagnostics, hearing rehabilitation, tinnitus management and APD assessment. Referrals are accepted from 0-16 years (19 for young people with complex needs).
This role will be based across different sites to deliver clinics; therefore,a full current driving licence is essential for this roleYou maybe occasionally be asked to transport equipment between the sites and therefore access to reliable transportation or a car is essential.(For applicants with a disability, suitable alternative arrangements may be agreed if necessary).
Working as a member of the Children’s Hearing Service, we are an Audiologist led service, the post holder will provide age-appropriate audiological assessments, hearing aid provision/ reviews and rehabilitation. This will include the provision of information, advice and emotional support to patients and their relatives/carers referred for investigation, diagnosis and treatment.
You will need to have a BSc/MSc in Audiology (or equivalent) and will also need to be AHCS or HCPC registered. Previous experience of working in an NHS Audiology position at Band 5 level or above and evidence of ongoing continuing professional development are essential.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on a green field site on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It is home to the Crooked Spire and is also close to Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham, thus offering numerous choices for recreational activities and lifestyles. We serve a population of around 400,000 people, with a workforce of around 5000 staff and is rated “Good” by the CQC.
We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.
If you are looking to develop your career and you are an enthusiastic, motivated compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and our service users with respect and seeks to provide a high-quality service then we would love to hear from you.
Please see the job description and person specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required for this opportunity.
This advert closes on Thursday 20 Mar 2025
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