Senior Audiologist/Clinical Scientist

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED WITHIN THE HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT NHS CARE SYSTEM

Organisations within scope are as follows:

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
• Southern Health Foundation Trust
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
• University Hospital Southampton
• Solent NHS Trust
• South Central Ambulance Service
• Isle of Wight NHS Trust
• Hampshire Hospitals

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the main Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
We are currently recruiting into our fantastic Trust. Here at Portsmouth University Hospital NHS Trust Audiology department, we are proud to introduce ourselves and share with you that we are looking to recruit a Band 6 Senior Audiologist or Clinical Scientist to a vacancy that has arisen within the department. As a welcoming friendly team, we are keen to show you around our department so that you can see for yourself the opportunities here.
We are looking for an Audiologist with general Audiology experience and experience of at least one specialist area of Audiology, for example Paediatric assessment, tinnitus rehabilitation or vestibular testing or rehab. The successful candidate will have AHCS/RCCP or HCPC registration (pre-registered STP students completing their studies will be considered). Excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills are essential.
Ideally you will be looking for a Trust that will enable you to grow and as a busy training department we have lots of experience in supporting staff to accomplish new skills. Opportunities are available to be involved with the supervision of students on the STP, HTS and Graduate Apprenticeship schemes. There are opportunities to be involved with service review and development.
The department provides a wide variety of Audiology services. We cover a large geographical area with clinics in Hampshire, western West Sussex and the Isle of Wight. Applications for part time hours will be welcomed. If you are not local to us already, you may not know a lot about Portsmouth, we do have much to be proud of and it is all on our doorstop!

JOB SUMMARY

This post involves leading paediatric assessment, and Adult assessment and rehabilitation clinics. Additional opportunities in Tinnitus, Complex adults and Vestibular services are available. This role will involve assisting with the training and support of our STP trainees and line management of other clinical staff.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Informal enquiries are welcome by contacting, Miriam Forster, Miriam.Forster@porthosp.nhs.uk
If this sounds a perfect role to you then we would love to hear from you, so please do not delay, apply today!

Qualifications

• STP, or MSc in Clinical Audiological Science and Certificate of Audiological Competence, or BAAT or PTP or BSc in Audiology or equivalent with appropriate clinical experience and sign off.
• Clinical skills and management to appropriate standard of independent practice as supported by State Registration.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Evidence of academic study relevant to the post
• Relevant practical knowledge and experience. Patient handling, counselling and all necessary skills involved in adult working.
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
• Ability to develop and maintain record keeping systems and procedures

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of managing all aspects of care involved in at least one area of advanced Audiology from Complex Adults, Paediatrics, Vestibular or Tinnitus services.
• Experience of using all relevant diagnostic, rehabilitative and clinical instrumentation
• Communication with multidisciplinary teams ensuring affective patient management
• Staff management and leadership
• Service monitoring and development
  Additional Information
  We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs

Please refer the Job description for details