Specialist Audiologist – Adults and Paediatrics
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 14 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £38,682.00 i £46,580.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 28 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | PLYMOUTH, PL6 8DH |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9216-25-0923 |
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Clinical Duties Rehabilitation duties Take social histories and listening needs assessments in children and adults, and combine these with diagnostic test results to develop the necessary management plans Take accurate aural impressions of children and adults Modify ear moulds using the range of laboratory equipment available Following national and departmental guidelines and protocols, but with an understanding of when these can not 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 adults and school age children, using real ear/probe microphone measurements, and assist senior staff in fitting pre-school children Follow-up to enable fine tuning of digital hearing aids and onward referral to other specialist services Provide counselling to patients and/or significant others regarding the nature and extent of any hearing deficit, and the options on how this could be managed Manage distressed or angry patients sensitively, especially when disclosing test results and management options Provide audiological management to patients with significant co-morbidities, including mental health problems and learning difficulties Ensure patients and/or significant others are fully aware of the use of any devices issued Fault finding to provide a timely hearing aid repair service Manage complex cases, including taking referrals from junior staff Provide expert advice to other staff, including wards, health visitors and ENT Diagnostic duties To determine the appropriate test battery for patients seen as direct referrals from primary care and as referrals from ENT Analyse results to determine the next stage of diagnostics required, and to problem solve inconsistent or erroneous findings Take medical histories of patients directly referred from primary care to exclude pathologies requiring a medical opinion Following national and departmental guidelines and protocols, but with an understanding of when these can not be adhered to: Accurately test hearing using of infants, children and adults with learning difficulties, using appropriate techniques for the individuals age and level of ability Accurately test the hearing of adults all ages, using pure tone audiometry, uncomfortable loudness levels, speech audiometry and other subjective tests as required Accurately perform objective tests of auditory function on children and adults, including tympanometry, acoustic reflex testing and otoacoustic emissions Ensure that expensive clinical equipment used is calibrated, decontaminated and maintained according to national and departmental protocol For further details please see attached JD&PS.