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Join Our Team as an Audiology Specialist!

Are you passionate about providing high-quality audiology services to patients in need? Do you thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a difference? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Audiology Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our ENT Intermediate service, you will play a crucial role in providing diagnostic audiology services to NHS patients referred by local GP\'s. Your expertise will ensure efficient and effective audiology procedures, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and technical proficiency.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct diagnostic hearing tests for patients with Ear Nose and Throat conditions, including audiograms, tympanograms, and pure tone air/bone conduction tests.
• Ensure prompt referral to ENT specialists when necessary, in accordance with clinical pathways.
• Maintain open communication with referring GP\'s to enhance clinical awareness and collaboration.
• Adhere to Significant Event Analysis procedures and report untoward events in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with local Audiology/ENT services and secondary care clinicians to improve patient care pathways.
• Deliver a quality service in compliance with professional codes of conduct and regulatory standards.
• Prioritize and manage workload to maintain quality and promote patient safety.
• Participate in quality governance systems, audits, and evaluations to drive continuous improvement.
• Support professional development through ongoing learning and training activities.

About us

Communitas Clinics is a provider of NHS community ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Dermatology services, operating across London and the South East of England. Patients are referred to our service by their GP, and appropriate referrals are then treated in community settings by specialist clinicians.

Communitas Clinics has grown organically from a small service operating in one London borough, to an organisation employing over 100 staff and serving a population of over 4 million.

We are proud to be a part of the NHS family, and as an NHS third party provider we provide a patient centred service, improving access to advice and information and helping to increase knowledge and awareness of the management of relevant conditions.

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

To provide necessarydiagnostic Audiology services to NHS patients referred to the ENT Intermediateservice by local GPs to Communitas Clinics Ltd. To undertake audiology procedures efficientlyand effectively adhering to best practice audiology technique. Providingexpertise to ensure the appropriate examination of patients. Maintaining a highlevel of professionalism and technical standard of work, complying withrelevant Codes of Practice

EQUALITY ANDDIVERSITY

The post holder will promote equalityand diversity in all areas of work, ensuring that their actions support aninclusive environment. They will ensure that individuals are not discriminatedagainst or disadvantaged, advocating for equal access to care and services forall patients.

HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECRUITY

The post holder will take responsibility for the health, safety,and security of themselves and others in the working environment, adhering toCommunitas Clinics\' Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. They will ensureequipment is safe, maintained, and stored according to guidelines, and handleconfidential information in line with company policy. The post holder will alsoreport errors, concerns, incidents, and accidents as per local procedures, andcomply with the smoke-free policy, refraining from smoking during paid workinghours.

SAFEGUARDING

Communitas Clinics is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. Employees have a responsibility at all times toensure the wellbeing and safety of children and vulnerable adults under thecare of the organisation and to comply with Communitas Clinics policies andprocedures in this.

CONFIDENTIALITY

In the course of seeking treatment,patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information inrelation to their health and other matters. They do so inconfidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacyand act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, thepost-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patientsand their carers, staff and other healthcare workers. They may also haveaccess to information relating to the organisation as a business. Allsuch information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcareworkers or the business of the organisation may only be divulged to authorisedpersons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Person Specification

Experience

• Clinical Audiology
• Worked within national protocols such as BSA, NHSP, BAA
• Clinical Audit

Qualifications

• Clinical Audiology
• Worked within national protocols such as BSA, NHSP, BAA
• Clinical Audit
• Demonstrate reflective practice
• Organisational skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good I.T. Skills
• BSL stage 1 -2
• Auditbase
• MSc in related field
• Course in BSL

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.