Employer Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Doncaster Royal Infirmary Town Doncaster Salary £47,810 - £54,710 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/08/2025 23:59
Audiologist Paediatric Lead
Band 7
Job overview
An experienced, qualified Paediatric Audiologist to deliver a consistent skilled performance of a broad range of more complex, precision work or activities, and specialist areas. The Lead Paediatric Audiologist will be expected to carry out all aspects of clinical audiology using a range of test equipment and with a high degree of clinical autonomy. The Lead Paediatric Audiologist will be expected to deal with sensitive and emotive subjects with empathy and good counselling skills. Overcoming communication and motivational barriers to treatment with non-routine patients in all areas of Audiology. It is expected that the majority of the workload will be complex patients.
Main duties of the job
The Lead Paediatric Audiologist is expected to be responsible for the running of the Paediatric Audiology Service with escalation to the Head of Service. This includes staff / resource management and provision of Audiology clinical services Trust Wide, ensuring that national standards for clinical and professional practice are maintained at all times. There is particular emphasis on improving the patient experience and exploration of moving the department towards extended days and 6 day working to improve access to the service for the patients. The Lead Paediatric Audiologist will support the Trust and Care Group in delivery of objectives and strategic direction.
Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Basic audiology training
* Experience in carrying out Audiological Diagnostic testing and rehabilitation processes for various patient groups including paediatrics and complex patients.
* Experience in writing service level policies and procedures
* Experience in specialist audiological assessment and rehabilitation
* Experience of working with complex case loads
* Experience of communicating with the hearing impaired
* Experience of line management of staff
* Experience of training others
* Experience of leading service development and audit projects
* Experience of developing and implementing research proposals
* Experience of writing and delivering research posters and academic presentations to a broad scientific audience
Qualifications and Training
* Minimum BSc Audiology or equivalent
* BAA accredited Certificate to practice (eg BAAT part I and II, Yr 3 BSc, CAC, HCC, PTP, STP )
* Evidence of working in one or more specialist areas of audiology
* MSc in Audiology/ M level credits in general audiology/specialist areas
* STP in Audiology or HTS specialist modules British Sign language qualification
Personal Attributes and Skills
* Excellent manual dexterity and co-ordination to accurately manipulate equipment and small devices to include hearing aids and accessories and insert probe tubes accurately into ear canals
* Able to cope with frequent periods of moderate physical effort whilst working with patients and children such as sitting on the floor whilst testing and quickly responding to reaction
* Ability to make judgements involving complex facts which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
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While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice.
Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by DBTH and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.
1. Usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification. may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants.
2. May be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers
3. May include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.
* Please note that all correspondence will be sent you to via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
* We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
* The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
* All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Lauren Mumford Job title Head Of Service Email address lauren.mumford2@nhs.net Telephone number 01302644850 Additional information
Joseph Hall, Business Manager- joseph.hall2@nhs.net 01302 644850
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