Job Description

We are looking for an passionate Audiologist to join our Audiology team, based at the West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds.



The successful candidate will assist in the provision of an effective audiology service across all West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust sites.



Applicants must possess BSc in Audiology or equivalent; you must hold or be working towards professional registration. You must also have experience using Digital Hearing Aids.



We are keen to hear from candidates with experience of Auditbase patient management system but not essential.



You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work both autonomously and as an effective team member.



The ability to travel between hospital sites is essential; therefore, a flexible, adaptable approach to work will also be required.

We can offer the successful candidate(s):

An exciting opportunity to join a friendly team environment.



Induction programme and on-the-job training



Ongoing professional development including regular appraisal



A minimum of 27 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)



Access to a range of employee benefits including childcare vouchers, staff discounts and salary sacrifice schemes



Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme



The successful candidate will have autonomous responsibility for both routine and complex patients referred to the Department by the Direct GP Access route. This responsibility includes comprehensive assessment of the patient's hearing difficulties, physical examination of the ears, full hearing assessment using appropriate techniques, diagnosis of condition, design of an appropriate treatment plan, decision regarding onward referral for medical intervention. They will work at West Suffolk Hospital site and peripheral Sites at Newmarket, Thetford, Sudbury, and other peripheral sites as required.



#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community



We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.



The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.



Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.



We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.



With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.



We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.



Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?



For full details, please see job description.

Communication:

To liaise as necessary with all referring agents, patients, and family members/next of kin, internal and external stakeholders.

Analytical and judgemental:

To assist with data collection and analysis as necessary and when required.



Planning and organisational Skills



To be involved with data collection and stock control within the Department.



To be involved with training projects within the department.



Organising clinical and non-clinical services for CPD and ongoing mandatory training.

Clinical Duties:

To work independently in a community setting - usually involving all aspects of aural rehabilitation.



To provide autonomous specialist evaluation and treatment for patients suffering from tinnitus and Hyperacusis.



To manage patient treatment and ongoing care



To manage diagnostic assessments



To carry out independently pure tone Audiometry, admittance, and acoustic reflex testing in support of ENT Outpatient and other hospital or community-based clinics.



To carry out more complex audiometric investigations for patients with specialist needs such as one-sided deafness and sever to profound hearing loss.



To carry out all aspects of routine and complex hearing aid fittings and follow up, including the decision to provide CROS or non-standard hearing systems, using real ear measurement systems, giving advice on environmental aids and counselling where indicated.