The Hearing Implant Centre at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Paediatric Audiological Scientist to join its team.
This is a permanent 1.0 whole time equivalent post.
The Hearing Implant Centre is based at the St Thomas' Hospital site, situated across the river Thames from the Houses of Parliament.
Job Summary
This post involves providing specialist audiological care at the Hearing Implant Centre for paediatric cases.
Working autonomously within the Hearing Implant Centre, the post holder will be responsible for the highly specialist audiological assessment and rehabilitative management of children referred for Cochlear Implants (CI), Bone Conduction Implants (BCI), Middle Ear Implants (MEI), and Auditory Brainstem Implants (ABI).
The post holder will work closely with other Audiological Scientists, Speech and Language Therapists, Teachers of the Deaf, Clinical Psychologists, and ENT Consultants within the hearing implant centre team to devise specific management plans to ensure that optimal post-surgical hearing outcomes are achieved. This includes highly specialist counselling of patients and their families, complex audiological assessment and fitting of complex speech processors using various programming strategies.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be involved in the assessment, activation and ongoing programming of implants, outcome measures, and provision of ongoing support to children referred to the Hearing Implant Centre for Cochlear Implants, Middle Ear Implants and Bone Conduction Implants, and Auditory Brainstem Implants. Additional training to supplement knowledge will be provided although experience within the field of implantable devices is desirable.
Minimum Requirements
Essential Qualifications:
* MSc in Audiology or a related subject
Essential Registration:
* Registered to practice as a Clinical Scientist (Audiology) with the HCPC or an Audiologist with the RCCP
Essential Experience:
* Significant post graduate experience of paediatric audiology
* Experience of undertaking audit and involvement in service development/ quality assurance
* Experience of undertaking research
* Presentation skills
Desirable Qualifications:
* Advanced courses in Audiology and Hearing Implants
Desirable Experience:
* Assessment and management of CI
* Assessment and management of BCI/MEI
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Employer details
Employer name:
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address:
Hearing Implant Centre, St Thomas' Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 9RT
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