Rehabilitation Clinician

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Part-time / Job Share Band 7 Rehabilitation Clinician – GOSH Cochlear Implant Programme
GOSH is an international centre of excellence in paediatric care, with a history of ENT and audiological care. We are a long established Cochlear Implant Programme, looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Rehabilitation Clinician to join our multi-disciplinary team.
You will work with the Lead Rehabilitationist to ensure that parents, children and local support services are informed and supported during the assessment process, and, if the child proceeds to a cochlear implant, in the peri-operative and post-operative period, progressing to long term habillitation. You will have a key role in giving information, liaison and supporting a wide range of infants and children to develop listening and communication skills. You will work very closely with a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, including Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Audiological Scientists, Audiological Physicians (both Consultant and Specialist Registrars) and ENT
Consultant surgeons, Ward staff and Admin staff delivering services to in line with the National Guidelines and GOSH Values.
You will work in a flexible way so you will need to be well organised and a good time manager. You will undertake home, nursery and school visits as required, work in the clinic independently and with colleagues. You will give formal or informal training and support to colleagues in the community. Many of your visits can be done on public
transport but a driving licence and access to a car are highly desirable. Visits are largely in Greater London, the Home Counties and the South Coast. You will have excellent interpersonal skills. You will understand parents’ right to make informed decisions and facilitate discussion and problem solving in a reflective and positive way, working collaboratively with local Teachers of the Deaf and Speech and Language Therapists in peripatetic services and in units and schools.
You will be interested in contributing to research and will work methodically to collect and organise data on children’s outcomes. You will be confident about using IT and will be taught to use databases and spread sheets to record information. You will be meticulous about the confidentiality and security of patients’ data.
You will be excited by the unparalleled opportunities for learning and professional development offered by GOSH. We deal with a very wide range of children so an interest in developing expertise in more complex deaf children, for example children with motor disorders or learning difficulties, would be a distinct advantage.

Main duties of the job

• Work closely with the rehab team, sharing information and co-ordinating the collection of data and other information and the provision of services to children, families and local professionals. Assessing the language and speech development of patients to identify patients who would benefit from referral to SALT.
• Work closely with the Clinical Psychology team, discussing referrals to Clinical Psychology with the family, making referrals, sharing information, planning and implementing support and where appropriate, supporting interventions, and ensuring that information is passed to local support services, as agreed with the family. Assessing the cognitive development, literacy development and social and emotional needs of patients to identify patients who would benefit from referral to Clinical Psychology
• Assess patients for their suitability for a cochlear implant providing information for the MDT report in good time.
• Visit patients at home, nursery or school to advise families and local services on the use of cochlear implants and to advise on development of listening skills at home and in the community.
• Arrange and make appointments for visits to homes and schools using the appropriate systems
• Maintain records appropriately, ensuring the confidential storage of patient’s information and following hospital procedures for the appropriate maintenance of electronic records
• To follow a programme of in-service training and development to enable the postholder to fully develop the skills and competencies required in the post, as described in this job description.

Working for our organisation

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve , and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage , people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities . By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care .

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive . Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks ; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

GOSH Culture and Values

• Our Always values
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace. Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area ( Teacher of the deaf, Speech and Language Therapy, Psychology, Hearing Therapy) British Sign Language to Level 1 Registration with the relevant professional body
• Experience of representing rehabilitation within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
• Experience of working with children and young people with cochlear implants.
• Experience of managing a complex caseload autonomously.
• Experience of the application of therapy/intervention in different cultural contexts and of working within a multicultural framework.
• Knowledge of cochlear implants, hearing aids and radio aids.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Deaf Community.
• Knowledge of the principles of Auditory Training/Rehabilitation in children and young people
• Delivery of training to other professionals on assistive technology

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to explain complex medical and audiological aspects of deafness in simple language to young people
• Ability to assess functional hearing abilities
• Skills in diagnostic rehabilitation
• Ability to assess and advise on acoustic environment through the use of speech in noise measure
• Advanced communication skills with children and adults with hearing loss
• Advanced communication skills with patients with complex needs and their families.
• Skills in word-processing and use of spreadsheets and databases
• Ability to lead research projects within the team.

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