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Audiologist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,828 - £36,311 per annum (Incl. HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 August 2024 |
| Location: | Windsor, SL4 3DP |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6466861/371-CHS375-A |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Audiologist in Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. BHFT provides Audiology services across Slough, Maidenhead, Bracknell and Windsor. We are a young and vibrant team and are looking for a motivated audiologist to join us in this development role where further training in specialist clinics will be encouraged and supported.
We are passionate about providing outstanding and joined up care for our service users and their families and are always looking at ways to develop and improve the service. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual with strong communication, organisational and IT skills who is able to work autonomously and to effectively prioritise their workload in accordance to both local and national guidelines.
This post is for a full time (37.5 hrs/week) and permanent position. The base for this post will be King Edward Hospital and the applicant may be required to cover clinics in other sites. You should have a BSc in Audiology or equivalent and will be registered with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists or Health and Care Professions Council. You should have experience in adult diagnostic and rehabilitative care. Graduates will be considered for this role.
If you are a driven and ambitious individual, with a passion for patient care and the desire to further develop your clinical skills, consider applying for this role.
• Work unsupervised whilst performing all standard hearing tests for both adults and children (>3 years of age) following professional standards and protocols.
• Assist senior Audiologists in performing advanced audiological procedures.
• Take detailed medical and audiological histories, interpret test results, identify red flags and where needed to onwards refer to appropriate stakeholders Explain these to patients, relatives and carers in an appropriate, empathetic manner, being sensitive to the complex communication difficulties of patients who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Advise the adult patient on audiological management options and agree a treatment plan with them.
• Perform physical examination of the ear and inspection of the ear canal and eardrum using an otoscope. Recognise referable ear conditions using clinical judgement and procedural guidelines.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications
The “must haves” for this role:
• BSc in Healthcare Science - Audiology / HCCC inAudiology
• Prior to 2006, basic qualification in Medical Physics andPhysiological Measurements (or equivalent) andsuccessfullycompletedbothpartsofBAATIandII and/orHTECinMPPM
• Possess RCCP registration and hold anup to dateCPD portfolio
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Jul 2024
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