General: We are looking for a full time, suitably qualified audiologist with a proven track record of experience working with children of all ages to join our dynamic, friendly paediatric team.
Specific: To work as part of the paediatric audiology team to provide diagnostics and auditory rehabilitation for our paediatric service and support to paediatric ENT. The post holder will work in both second tier community based and third tier hospital based clinics. They will assist with service improvement and quality assurance as we work together to provide the highest level of care.
Our department
We have a large and diverse multidisciplinary audiology team at ESTH, comprising Audiovestibular Consultants, Paediatric Audiologists, Adult Audiologists and Audiology Technicians. The successful candidate will work alongside these clinicians, as well as with ENT doctors, SALTs and TODs. The department provides a strong learning environment and the post holder will benefit from regular educational training sessions and information sharing from the wider team.
The successful candidate will work in a purpose built audiology department, situated within the Paediatric Hospital, providing quick links to multidisciplinary care. They will be working in a comfortable environment with state of the art facilities, surrounded by a supportive team.
The successful candidate will have prior experience working with babies, children and young adults. They will be adept at dealing with a range of hearing losses, tinnitus and other complex challenges.
The successful candidate will complete specialist work including but not limited to:
Comprehensive age appropriate testing and diagnostic assessments of hearing
In-depth knowledge of paediatric test protocols and assessment techniques
Manage identified hearing loss with up to date hearing aid fitting, verification, validation and provision of information regarding assistive devices
Liaise with allied professionals
They will have the ability to work autonomously to assess and interpret results and make rehabilitation decisions whilst working within a larger team. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and communication with patients, parents, carers and colleagues when feeding back results and creating individual management plans. They will have good verbal and written skills and create detailed and accurate reports in a timely fashion.
The post holder will enjoy a varied workload, primarily based in the hospital setting but with weekly community based clinical sessions.
The post holder will be expected to provide training and supervision to new starters, students, colleagues and other professionals as required. They will contribute to local departmental audits, research and development.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
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