Senior Paediatric Audiologist
| Posting date: | 02 July 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: | 13 July 2025 |
| Location: | Crawley, RH11 7DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9150-25-0452 |
Summary
To provide day to day management of team members to include: a) A clear understanding of national Audiological Standards and Departmental Service Operational Procedures required to competently lead clinical practice and patient management. b) To perform unsupervised all standard and advanced scientific and technical diagnostic duties in all sections of the Paediatric Audiology service. c) Take detailed medical and audiological history, interpret test results and explain these to the patients, relatives and carers in an appropriate, empathetic manner. d) Produce detailed and clear reports suitable for the audience receiving them. e) Develop and provide an individual patient management plan for the child and deliver it in a way that is suitable for the child and the family. f) Perform outcome and verification measures by using best practice and quantifiable questionnaires. g) Participate in clinical audit and any on-going research. h) Take responsibility of Team Leader for a specific agreed area of audiology and liaise with the Professional Lead with regards to service development via monthly senior team meetings. i) Work with the team and manager to maintain the departments UKAS IQIPS accreditation. j) Recognise the importance of clinical governance, timely incident reporting via Datix and triaging of new referrals into the service as part of the team. Main tasks a) Leading and jointly managing all Paediatric patient appointment types working closely with the whole Paediatric Audiology team. b) Clinic variety will depend on the post holders expertise but they will be expected to lead in all behavioural assessment procedures, objective assessment procedures and rehabilitation procedures. c) Timely writing of all reports both self-typed and dictated. d) Regular participation in team meetings and wider trust meetings as required. e) Consistent adherence to trust appraisal and supervision guidance as both the appraiser and appraisee. f) Clear recording and participation in CPD in-line with their own registration body. g) Showing clear communication techniques both verbally and written to patients their families, other professionals and stakeholders. Please see attached Job description for further details of the role.