Main area: Head & Neck, Orthopaedic and Reconstructive Services
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
Hours: Full time, Compressed hours - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 328-HNO-6820517
Employer: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The James Cook University Hospital
Town: Middlesbrough
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Senior Audiologist with Special Interest in Paediatrics
Band 6
Job overview
Applications are invited from qualified Audiologists with a special interest in Paediatric Audiology and bone conductive hearing devices.
The South Tees Audiology Service team is proud to deliver high quality, innovative Audiology care, providing a variety of paediatric audiology services along with other sub-specialty audiology care, including both implantable acoustic devices (IAD) and cochlear implants for both paediatric and adult patients.
The main purpose-built department is located in The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, with outreach services offered across the Tees Valley and surrounding areas.
Improving working lives' principles are strongly supported through flexible working, part-time/job share, self-rostering, and annualised hours working.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
Main duties of the job
Principle duties include working within the adult and paediatric Audiology service.
To be short-listed for interview, candidates must demonstrate in their application how they meet all of the essential components in the person specification for this post.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leadership and Improvement Training
* Your Leadership Impact
* Leading your Team to Success
* Leading Into the Future
* Service Improvement for Beginners
* Developing your Service Improvement Skills
* Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
* Explore leadership within the NHS
* Promote Trust values and behaviours
* Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
* Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After completing these training sessions, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* BSc Audiology or equivalent
* Registered as one of the following: HCPC as Clinical Scientist, RCCP as Clinical Physiologist, AHCS as Health Care Scientist
* MSc in Audiology or equivalent
* British Sign Language level one or equivalent
* BAA Higher Training Scheme Certificate of Clinical Competence in specialist area(s) role is within, or equivalent
Knowledge
* Significant post qualification clinical experience (to include experience within adults and paediatrics)
* Teaching, supervision and mentorship experience
Key Skills
* Excellent communication skills to enable building good rapport with colleagues and patients
* Able to organise own day-to-day work
* Good team working skills
* Able to work independently
* Self-motivated to deliver a high-quality service
* Presentation skills to include use of PowerPoint
* Ability to travel independently as may be required for this particular job role
Experience
* Experience of NHS Audiology Services
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
IMPORTANT-Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3-year employment and/or training/education.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone: 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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