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Specialist Qualified Teacher of the Deaf
| Posting date: | 12 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8EG |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6390396/387-WC-7038-LH |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
We’re looking for an experienced, enthusiastic qualified Teacher of the Deaf to provide specialised skills within the Hearing Implant multidisciplinary team. We are a regional service caring for deaf children and adults across the South West of England. Using their experience and knowledge of practices and procedures in working with deaf babies, children and adolescents, the post holder will manage the support provided to these patients, carers and educational settings in their assessment and care pre and post implantation.
The post holder will be based will be based at St Michael's Hospital, Bristol but as a regional service, support is delivered across the South West. The post is full time, working days Monday-Friday, although part-time hours may be considered.
We are a small, very friendly and supportive team who are passionate about our quality of service
• To be part of a team of Teachers of the Deaf based at St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol providing high quality specialist input to the regional specialist West of England Hearing Implant Programme.
• To work both within the multi-disciplinary team and independently, without direct supervision, maintaining accountability for own professional actions, within professional guidelines and Programme protocols.
• To work collaboratively with the Programme Speech and Language Therapists, Audiologists and Clinical Psychologist in assessment, joint report writing and goal setting.
• To be prepared to work in the hospital, the child's home and/or their educational setting.
• To assess and monitor patient’s listening and communication, working closely with colleagues and local professionals, during the assessment phase. Ability to analyse and interpret the results as part of the decision making process.
• Be involved in the preparation for cochlear implants for the patient, their family and local professionals.
• To provide high quality, knowledgeable information on hearing loss, its impact on communication, and expectations and progress following implantation.
• To be familiar with, and confident in managing, the range of speech processors, accessories and assistive devices used by the Programme. To be able to troubleshoot the devices and support implant users to manage their equipment efficiently.
Please refer to attached job description for more.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Sep 2024
We’re looking for an experienced, enthusiastic qualified Teacher of the Deaf to provide specialised skills within the Hearing Implant multidisciplinary team. We are a regional service caring for deaf children and adults across the South West of England. Using their experience and knowledge of practices and procedures in working with deaf babies, children and adolescents, the post holder will manage the support provided to these patients, carers and educational settings in their assessment and care pre and post implantation.
The post holder will be based will be based at St Michael's Hospital, Bristol but as a regional service, support is delivered across the South West. The post is full time, working days Monday-Friday, although part-time hours may be considered.
We are a small, very friendly and supportive team who are passionate about our quality of service
• To be part of a team of Teachers of the Deaf based at St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol providing high quality specialist input to the regional specialist West of England Hearing Implant Programme.
• To work both within the multi-disciplinary team and independently, without direct supervision, maintaining accountability for own professional actions, within professional guidelines and Programme protocols.
• To work collaboratively with the Programme Speech and Language Therapists, Audiologists and Clinical Psychologist in assessment, joint report writing and goal setting.
• To be prepared to work in the hospital, the child's home and/or their educational setting.
• To assess and monitor patient’s listening and communication, working closely with colleagues and local professionals, during the assessment phase. Ability to analyse and interpret the results as part of the decision making process.
• Be involved in the preparation for cochlear implants for the patient, their family and local professionals.
• To provide high quality, knowledgeable information on hearing loss, its impact on communication, and expectations and progress following implantation.
• To be familiar with, and confident in managing, the range of speech processors, accessories and assistive devices used by the Programme. To be able to troubleshoot the devices and support implant users to manage their equipment efficiently.
Please refer to attached job description for more.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Sep 2024
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