Overview
We are looking to recruit a new member of staff to join our enthusiastic paediatric Hearing implant rehabilitation team for permanent role. This post provides an exciting opportunity for QTOD's, Educational Audiologists or Speech and Language Therapists to extend and consolidate their professional experience of working with infants and young people with conductive and severe to profound sensorineural hearing losses. The Emmeline Centre helps assess and monitor individuals that require support in using BCHD or implantable hearing devices. This post will involve both in clinic and outreach working whilst aiming to fully utilise remote appointments where possible. If you are interested to find out more about the post or have any questions regarding the role then please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.
Responsibilities
You will provide a specialist hearing rehabilitation service as part of the regional hearing implant programme based at Addenbrooke's Hospital. This involves assessing patients' suitability for a hearing implant within a multidisciplinary team and supporting the patient with their communication throughout their rehabilitation journey. The majority of the caseload is with cochlear implants; however work with other hearing implants will also be part of the post. You will be responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating care as a specialist clinician within the hearing rehabilitation team. You will also offer training / supervision for other staff and students; contribute to maintaining and developing pathways of care, and participate in research and audit activity.
Organisation
Our Trust Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
Equality and Diversity
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
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