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Diagnostic lead Audiologist | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Mawrth 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £51,883 - £58,544 incl. HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Ebrill 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Isleworth, TW7 6AF |
| Cwmni: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7007828/289-PL-1361 |
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Diagnostic Lead Audiologist, Band 7
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Diagnostic Lead Audiologist at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. We are a vibrant and diverse team and are looking for a motivated audiologist to join us in providing the best possible service to our patients incorporating the Trust PROUD values at all times.
The suitable candidate will be a qualified audiologist who has progressed with sufficient experience to no longer require direct or indirect supervision. The Audiologist must meet the requirements of the duties listed in the job description.
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.
The post holder will be a highly developed and experienced post-graduate qualified Audiologist who will need to autonomously manage the clinical service in the Audiology team, including highly complex patients and activities.
This post is for a full time (37.5 hrs/week) and permanent position. The base for this post will be West Middlesex University Hospital and the applicant may be required to cover outreach clinics at other community sites.
The post holder will be a highly developed and experienced post-graduate qualified Audiologist who will need to autonomously manage the clinical service in the Audiology team, including highly complex patients and activities.
This post holder will be a suitably qualified Audiologist with a proven track record of diagnostic testing and rehabilitation with a genuine interest in a specialist area of audiology, as well as a level of management experience.
This post is for a full time (37.5 hrs/week) and permanent position. The base for this post will be West Middlesex University Hospital and the applicant may be required to cover outreach clinics at other community sites.
Please note: This roles may require weekend shifts.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."
If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Clinical duties:
• To act as designated lead in all diagnostic activity as agreed with the Head of Service, to ensure a high quality service within the Audiology Department
• Responsible for overseeing the outcome data for specific department audits and support the clinical lead in the audit programme.
• Shared responsibility with Audiology leads for the routine aspects of the work within the audiology and hearing aid department, which will include hearing and vestibular diagnostic assessment, Tinnitus assessments and hearing aid services to adult patients.
• Responsible for the dissemination and use of clinical protocols for all clinical pathways within the Audiology service, proposing and implementing change where identified and necessary in line with current evidence based practice. To monitor and manage staff adherence to protocols. To support the other Audiology leads in the management and improvement of local protocols.
• Ensure the referral pathways are adhered to within the service to meet national targets
• Ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards and assist in providing reports as appropriate.
• Ensure that safeguarding process for children and vulnerable adults are managed throughout the service, including access to training and local policies where appropriate.
• Responsible for the assessment, differential diagnosis, formulation of treatment plans, writing assessment reports, providing appropriate intervention and evaluation of treatment outcomes for each individual patient.
• Routine and complex assessment of hearing, balance and tinnitus disorders and interpretation of test results. Adapt assessment procedures and manage the most complex patients.
• Able to provide a comprehensive diagnostic and hearing aid service to a large and diverse population including patients with severe to profound hearing loss, complex needs and intellectual disabilities.
• Expert knowledge of the function and characteristics of the complete range of hearing aid systems is expected together with a high level of expertise in fitting these instruments to the adult population.
• Take a case history from patient, parents or carers and to be able to interpret the information to guide patient individual management plan.
• Comprehensive rehabilitation techniques, including counselling distressed patients / carers about hearing loss and associated problems.
• Assessing suitability for hearing aids including CROS/BICROS devices and carrying out appropriate intervention or referring to a CI team.
• Ensure that all patients are assessed accurately, and by the most suitable combination of clinical tests and procedures, to enable further clinical and medical decisions to be made regarding each patient’s management. Make autonomous decisions on
appropriate assessment and rehabilitation techniques used with patients.
• Perform otoscopy and take aural impressions on adults & children of all ages according to BSA recommended procedures, selection of appropriate ear mould, and modification.
• Ensure that daily calibration and safety checks are carried out on equipment.
• Ensure clinical rooms are prepared and stocked for use.
• Demonstrate skills in conflict resolution and competent negotiation skills when dealing with difficult or challenging situations or members of the public, including the discussion of cases with other clinical staff.
• Able to justify the choice of clinical intervention where expert opinions may differ using knowledge and experience.
• Provide a high level of expertise in the assessment and management and treatment of patients, ensuring that accurate clinical records are maintained.
• Act as a key worker for patients such as during the transition from paediatric to adult clinics.
• Initiate, undertake and manage clinical Audits, in line with departmental audit plan.
• Implement and deliver training and development schemes within the department for staff and students / apprentices.
• Contribute to the induction, training and assessment of students / apprentices and new staff, both within or external to the Trust.
• Provide clinical supervision in Audiological techniques, and mentoring, advice and guidance to junior staff and students / apprentices and to ensure that a clear supervision structure is in place across the service.
• Liaise with the wider Audiology team to encourage shared learning, common protocols and pathways.
• Performing micro suction on Audiology patient group.
• Monitor compliance and Quality of services provided by ensuring that the Peer Review system are maintained, updated and audited to facilitate high quality services.
• Undertake domiciliary visits if required.
• Provide audiological services at outreach clinics.
• Knowledge of, and experience with tinnitus rehabilitation and programming of tinnitus sound masker devices.
• Knowledge of, and experience in carrying out ABR testing.
• Knowledge of, and experience in carrying out balance testing.
• Knowledge of, and experience in carrying out speech testing.
Please refer to the job description for the main duties and responsibilities. This post includes clinical as well as managerial duties.
This advert closes on Sunday 6 Apr 2025