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Bank Senior Paediatric Audiologist
| Posting date: | 24 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,148.00 to £52,809.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148.00 - £52809.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 April 2025 |
| Location: | Northampton, NN1 5BD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9265-25-0201 |
Summary
Key dutiesTo ensure that all patients are assessed accurately, using the most appropriate combinationof clinical tests, to assist in their further clinical and medical management.To provide routine and non-routine paediatric behavioural audiological assessments inconjunction with colleagues.To provide or assist in providing specialist assessment of severely learning disabled childrenand those with complex additional needs. Tests to include pure tone audiometry with boneconduction and masking, middle ear analysis, visual reinforcement audiometry, behaviouralobservation audiometry, distraction testing, play audiometry, speech audiometry and othertechniques including full range of objective measures.Analysing and explaining the results to the parents which may include breaking bad newsregarding a childs permanent hearing status.Management of babies, children and young people with hearing loss, being sensitive to thechild/parents needs, advising and helping child/parent to make decisions regarding futuremanagement and if necessary, arranging for hearing aids to be fitted.Ensuring excellent communication between all the professionals involved and the child/family.Ensuring complete documentation, reporting and correspondence together with any furthercare plan are made clear to the referrer, family, Paediatrician, HV etc.Actively monitor in conjunction with the Head of Service and the NHSP Local Coordinator ofNewborn Hearing Screen referrals and targeted follow ups and produce a monthly report onoutcomes of testing.Attend the weekly departmental clinical meeting and active participate in the discussionsaround the cases presented.Attend monthly Paediatric Audiology meetings and actively contribute to the discussions.To take comprehensive clinical histories from families and evaluate this with clinicalobservations and outcome of testing to formulate an individual action plan for each case aninitiate the appropriate onward referral and effectively correspond with primary care.To perform assessments, fitting (using real ear measurements) and evaluation of complexnon routine hearing aids and amplification devices.Record and document results on paper and electronically (Smart4Hearing & Audit basepatient management systems).Take aural impressions and modify ear moulds as required of babies, children and youngpeople.Instruct parents/carers/patients in hearing aid handling, expectations and care.Provide information on alternative sources of help and support (social services, education,voluntary organisations and hearing aid dispensers).Assessment of babies/children on their needs for non-standard hearing aids (e.g. cochlearimplants, CROS/BICROS, BAHD, vibrotactile).To maintain excellent links with other agencies and seek ways to strengthen these linksaccording to best practice.To cover community clinics and occasional home visits as the need arises.To actively promote the principles of a family friendly service by ensuring that parents andcarers are given clear and accurate information.To assist the head of service and Consultant Paediatrician with the local implementation ofnational priorities in relation to NHSP and Paediatric Audiology.Refer to/liaise with other health care professionals regarding individual patients (ENT,education, paediatrics), to ensure a holistic approach to the patient.To keep up to date with developments and ensure that appropriate changes are incorporatedinto patient care. To monitor national and international developments in the field of PaediatricAudiology, in conjunction with the Service Manager and to help develop departmental policiesto ensure that evidence-based practice is implemented.To maintain a CPD portfolio.Supervise trainee Audiology BSc and MSc students, junior members of staff, health visitors,and administration staff.