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Audiology Apprentice
| Posting date: | 09 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £28,408.00 to £34,581.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £28408.00 - £34581.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Ormskirk, L39 2AZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9409-24-0566 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities to be gained over the period of the apprenticeship: To perform and analyse diagnostic hearing assessments on adults and children over the age of 36 months. Examination of the pinna, external auditory canal and tympanic membrane to identify normal and healthy features using otoscopy. Recognizing contraindications to performing further procedures and appropriate referral to ENT, Dressing Clinic, GP, Treatment Rooms and Radiology. Perform pure tone audiometry using headphones and bone conduction vibrator to elicit accurate hearing threshold levels, using masking when appropriate in line with British Society of Audiologys recommended guidelines. Use of tact and persuasion and modification of procedure where barriers to understanding exist. Perform middle ear analysis using tympanometry, following the British Society of Audiologys recommended procedure to record compliance, middle ear pressure, acoustic reflexes and acoustic reflex decay and reporting on findings. Selection, programming and objective and subjective verification when prescribing hearing aids. Assessment of patients individual physical abilities, motivation, and social needs in choice of hearing aid and functions. Use of real ear measurement techniques in the objective verification against prescription using relevant hardware and software. Placement of probe tube microphones to accomplish this verification requires fine manual dexterity and care when placing them within a few millimetres of the eardrum. Use of live voice and the Arthur Boothroyd wordlists and BKB sentences in the subjective measurement of hearing aid performance. Adjustment of hearing aid parameters away from prescription in response to patients experiences. Instruct the patient on the effective use of hearing aids, communicating realistic expectations and limitations of amplification. Negotiate individual care plans to empower the patient to address their communication and hearing needs. Use effective communication and persuasion where poor motivational attitude to hearing loss, visual impairment, dementia, stroke, aphasia and other health conditions co-exist. Use of the Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit, GHAB, questionnaire to measure handicap and disability before and after treatment. Refer to social care for assistive listening equipment and signpost to hearing related voluntary agencies. Participate in the open access drop-in hearing aid repair clinics, this entails the maintenance, repair and replacement of faulty hearing aids and ear moulds, supplying batteries and accessories and the taking of aural impressions by the syringe method. Dealing with queries and problems presented by the patient/carer, identifying those that would benefit from reassessment or require referral on to other support services. Provide cover for our outreach services in the community. Provide a full audiology service to in-patients. Support the domiciliary service. Modification of ear moulds using grinders, polishers, buffers and drills and appropriate safety equipment. Fine dexterity, good grip and motor skills are required to make very fine modifications and drill very small vents. Selection of appropriate ear mould types and produce accurate and safe impression as per British Society Societys recommended guidelines, using the syringe method on adults and children aged over 36 months. To communicate effectively with patients, carers, relatives, and guardians to ensure understanding of diagnosis/ condition and ongoing management.