Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Audiologist to join our friendly team to deliver a quality Adult assessment and rehabilitation care pathway.
This job is a 9 months fixed term post to cover maternity. It is a great opportunity for someone who has recently graduated to get experience in a busy department. Clinics are held at a number of locations across Haringey and Islington.
The postholder will be based predominantly at St Ann’s hospital, although there will be rotation at other sites.
We also work closely with UCL university to provide clinical placements for BSc students.
Main duties of the job
To perform routine audiological assessments on adults without direct supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
To select and fit hearing aids to routine adult clients referred from General Practitioners, and internally via consultant Audiological Physician/ENT as directed.
To assist senior Audiological staff/medical staff with non- routine diagnostic and rehabilitative cases for adults.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job description and main responsibilities outlined in attached document. Please see attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
1. Registered with AHSC/HCPC
Qualifications
Essential criteria
2. Bsc in Audiology or equivalent
Desirable criteria
3. Msc in Audiology
Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Audiometry and hearing aid fitting
Desirable criteria
5. Oto acoustic emission testing
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
6. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
7. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
8. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
9. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
10. Participate in required training and supervision.
11. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.