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Senior Paediatric Audiologist
| Posting date: | 16 May 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: | 26 May 2025 |
| Location: | St Albans, AL1 3JE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9812-25-0266 |
Summary
Diagnostic Audiological Assessment the post holder will be expected to: To select and perform audiological investigations to assess the childs hearing function, determining the nature and extent of the hearing disorder/disability. This will incorporate thorough history taking, otoscopy, pure tone audiometry, VRA, play/performance audiometry, tympanometry and speech testing. To carry out diagnostic electrophysiological testing in babies referred by the newborn hearing screening team. For example, performing tone-burst/Chirps, click, bone conduction and cochlear microphonic electrophysiological ABR, ASSR and OAEs testing. To liaise with staff involved in the assessment and rehabilitation process including audiological and medical staff, and local support services to ensure the effectiveness of routine service Auditory Habilitation and Rehabilitation To assess the general auditory (re) habilitative needs of hearing impaired children with respect to their audiological status, communication skills educational and social needs. To formulate appropriate management strategies based on this information, including advising on communication strategies, hearing aids, assistive listening devices, and auditory training, or referral to the appropriate clinician. To liaise with, and refer to medical, specialist advisory service for hearing impaired, and local support services as indicated. To assess the patients need for hearing aids, and select the most appropriate model in line with national and departmental protocols, but with an understanding of when these cannot be adhered to. Select appropriate hearing aids and prescription formulae based on the needs assessment and diagnostic test results. Accurately fit digital hearing aids to infants and children, including newborns, using real ear/probe microphone measurements Follow-up to enable fine tuning of digital hearing aids based on objective and subjective assessments of development and onward referral to other specialist services Holistically review the needs of the child and young person (and family) and ensure their voice is reflected in your management plan Sevice improvement and leadership To provide support to junior staff members in the form of clinical supervision, support, mentoring and teaching To complete service improvement initiatives and take responsibility on projects Complete audits and report into the wider Trust as needed, in accordance to the Trust's strategy Support the service lead in moving towards the service's quality agenda