Paediatric Audiologist | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7076094/349-MRI-7076094-RL4 |
Summary
We are looking for a dynamic audiologist to join our paediatric team at Manchester Royal Infirmary and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. The Audiology department is unique in providing all hearing services for adults and children under one management structure and within one hospital Trust. The department provides specialist regional and supra-regional services including bone conduction hearing devices and cochlear implants. The serviceattracts complex cases from throughout the region and through close working with ENT and other medical professions within Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
The post holder will be the clinical lead for paediatric hearing aids and bone conduction devices within the service. Applicants should have a special interest in this area . You will coordinate day to day hearing aid services for children and introduce ideas and developments for the service. You will have experience in working independently in the areas of paediatric hearing assessment and hearing aids in routine and complex paediatric patient groups. Further support and training will be provided as needed.
Successful candidates should have at least a BSc or PTP in Audiology or equivalent levels of training and have paediatric audiology clinical experience. Higher level training in paediatric audiology such as MSc, STP, BAA Higher Training Scheme (HTS) or Certificate of Audiological Competence in paediatrics is desirable.
The post holder will have advanced specialist knowledge and experience in paediatric audiology with specific experience and interest in the area of paediatric hearing aids, bone conduction devices and the management of hearing loss in routine and complex paediatric patient groups.The post holder will have a high level of independent working within paediatric audiology. They will perform complex diagnostic tests of hearing, apply scientific knowledge in the evaluation of results and make specialist clinical decisions jointly with parents and other professionals.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Jun 2025
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