Fixed Term (6 months) Part‑time (26.25 hours) audiology position at Walsall Manor Hospital. The role involves routine assessment of adults and school‑age children referred to the department, fitting hearing aids and supporting patients in their use as part of their rehabilitation.
The post holder will provide services within the hospital, at outreach clinics and in patients’ homes when required, and will undertake routine clinical caseloads in Adult Audiology without supervision.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform independently all aspects of routine hearing assessments on adults.
* Provide adult hearing aid assessment, fitting, verification, repair, rehabilitation and counselling.
* Accept GP referrals for hearing aids within agreed criteria, including onward referral for ENT consultant assessment.
* Promote effective multi‑agency communication with other primary care professionals.
* Communicate outcomes and plan treatments while identifying and overcoming barriers to communication.
* Maintain accurate stock control of hearing aids and ensure up‑to‑date patient information leaflets are available.
* Receive and dispatch aural impressions/ear‑moulds; assist in reconditioning hearing aid systems.
* Maintain patient records in the Audiology Patient Management System, ensuring data is accurate and current.
* Suggest and implement improvements to services, exercising professional responsibility in an open, no‑blame culture.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Part‑time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
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