We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, well-motivated Audiologist to join our team of Audiologists, Hearing Therapists, and clerical staff. There are exciting opportunities within the Trust to develop your skills and continue your professional development.
The Audiology services at Stoke Mandeville Hospital are part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, and you may be required on rare occasions to provide Audiological services for Wycombe & Amersham Hospitals, although this is not envisaged. We are a small but well-equipped Department with one of the shortest waiting lists in the country. A car driver and car are desirable but not required.
The department offers a full range of Audiological services, including:
* Diagnostic support to the ENT Department
* Full range of rehabilitative care providing digital hearing aids
* Direct Referral System
* Domiciliary service
* Hearing Therapy Service
* Paediatric Audiology Service
* Bone Anchored Hearing Aids
The successful applicant will undertake all routine aspects of audiometric testing, including audiometry (air & bone conduction), tympanometry, acoustic reflex testing, and speech audiometry on patients of all ages.
They will also undertake non-routine audiometric testing with appropriate supervision, including free field audiometry and OAE testing, with training provided as needed by a senior team member.
The role includes performing objective tests of hearing, such as ABR, OAE, or equivalents, and routine and non-routine hearing aid assessments, fittings, and verifications for adults, including digital hearing aids, along with ongoing support.
Additional responsibilities involve conducting vestibular assessments on adults, taking aural impressions, undertaking direct referral hearing aid assessments, and assisting with departmental statistics and audits.
Maintenance and calibration of technical equipment and proficiency in the use of the departmental database for maintaining patient records are also required.
Qualifications required:
* Foundation Degree or BSc (Hons) in Audiology
* MSc Audiological Science
* BAAT Parts I and II and BTEC in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement or equivalent
Registration with RCCP or HCPC is desirable but not essential; support will be provided for professional development and registration.
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