Band 6 - Senior Audiologist, Audiology | West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £39,205 - £47,084 pa inc. HCA |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | St Albans, AL3 5PN |
| Cwmni: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7276936/360-B-10214 |
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We are looking for a Senior audiologist to join our Adult audiology department at West Hertfordshire. The successful candidate will be motivated, will show initiative and take a forward-thinking approach to achieving goals.
Working within a multi-disciplinary team, this post involves the provision of a range of routine and advanced diagnostic and rehabilitative.
Audiology services for adults of all ages including patients with additional needs. In this grade an experienced, qualified technician performs work involving much greater responsibility and autonomy, including activities, which are complex and non-routine.
Supervision of other staff, including technical assistance, can be expected at this level. A senior audiologist is responsible for the running of this department in the absence of the head of service and works with the head of service to ensure that clinical and professional standards are maintained at all times.
This is a full-time role, Monday-Friday, usually worked over 4 days 8-6. Exact working hours to be agreed on successful application.
Manage a caseload of adult patients, providing both aural rehabilitation and diagnostic hearing assessments.
Conduct and interpret a variety of audiological tests, assisting with complex evaluations when necessary.
Collaborate with medical and social care professionals to develop and manage effective patient care plans.
Maintain and calibrate audiological equipment.
Deliver training, seminars, and clinical guidance at a local level.
Stay current with professional development, CPD requirements, and relevant codes of conduct.
Support departmental audits, research, and service improvement initiatives.
Oversee specific administrative duties independently.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
The post holder works alongside other members of the Audiology Department reporting to the Audiology Manager.
The post holder has a supervisory responsibility towards Associate Audiologists, Assistant Audiologists and Student Audiologists.
Other major working relationships include ENT, Hearing Therapy, Paediatric Audiology, Speech and Language Therapy, other hospital departments/wards, GP surgeries and the satellite clinics, which are connected to the Audiology department.
This advert closes on Thursday 26 Jun 2025