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Specialist Audiologist - Paediatrics Development Role

Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Bury
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro Rata
Closing date
7 Aug 2024
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Profession
Healthcare scientist, Audiologist
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting training opportunity has arisen where you can build on your band 5 audiology skills to develop into a band 6 Specialist Paediatric Audiologist. This is a specialist development post when on completion of your training you will be upgraded to a band 6. Your training will involve the completion of The BAA higher Training scheme.

The Bury Audiology Service is friendly, forward thinking and experienced with a good skill mix. It is an innovative and dynamic service that provides treatment and advice to adults and children with hearing and balance problems.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist paediatric/pre-school services and some routine adult services on patients in line with service requirements as part of the team within Bury Audiology Services footprint mainly at Fairfield General Hospital Audiology/ENT department

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and caring person to complement our existing audiology team. The role requires post qualification paediatric audiology experience in order to lead routine pre -school assessment clinics and support complex pre-school clinics.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification: o BSc / MSc in Audiology or the equivalent professional qualification (ONC BTEC in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurements with a Professional Qualification in Audiology (BAAT Part I and II). o RCCP/AHCS or HCPC

Hours of work: The service operates over the core hours of 8.00am - 6.00pm Monday to Friday.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • Post Qualification Paediatric Audiology Experience
  • Advanced Assessment VRA/OAE/Performance/BOA/distraction
  • Knowledge Of Referral Routes
  • Paediatric Management plans
  • Knowledge of Paediatric Development
  • RCCP/HCPC Registration


Desirable

  • Paediatric Hearing aids and Habilitation
  • Higher training scheme Modules
  • Clinical Educator


Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification paediatric training


Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Radcliffe Primary Care Centre

Church Street West

Bury

M26 2SP

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

236-RCO-P053-24-C

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