Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
The post holder works in close co-operation with the Audiology Lead/Head of Audiology Services and the Audiology Sites Leads. Managing the day-to-day delivery of specific aspects of a modern Paediatric Audiology Service. The personal delivery of non-routine specialist audiological services. Liaising and co-operating with the Audiology Lead/Head of Service and site Leaders to ensure that the day-to-day operations of the service as a whole are delivered as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
Main duties of the job
1. Deliver objectives agreed at the outset of the future year being responsive to re-setting of objectives (in year) if needed.
2. Ensure fitness to practice, keeping a record for CPD and continuation of professional registration.
3. Agree and work positively towards Personal Development Plans; agreed as part of objectives setting.
4. Provide data/information that may be required as part of personal performance management and ensure this is the case for junior staff.
About us
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career; if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Person Specification
Education
* Master's degree in Audiology or equivalent relevant clinical experience.
* BSc (Hons) Audiology from an accredited University OR - Equivalent qualifications BAAT part 1 and 2 (until 2006).
* Current and valid registration with an appropriate body/organisation such as AHCS/HCPC.
* Minimum of 3 years' experience at Band 6 level or currently practicing as a Band 7.
* Evidence of being able to lead and perform a comprehensive range of paediatric diagnostic assessments including VRA assessments.
* Able to undertake paediatric hearing aid fittings and verifications on children of all ages including babies identified from NHSP screening.
* Has passed BAA HTS module or is studying towards in Newborn Hearing Assessment.
* Has passed BAA HTS module or is studying towards Paediatric Hearing Assessment and Rehabilitation 1. Experience of ABR testing, or willing to attend and undertake a recognised training programme in ABR testing at M-level to obtain the relevant BAA HTS module.
Other
* Experience of supervision/line management of support staff/Audiology trainees/apprentices.
* Evidence of undertaking Audits.
* Knowledge/experience of IQIPS.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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