CI Audiologist

NextSense is a not-for-profit organisation supporting people with vision or hearing loss across Australia. We work with children, adults, and their families, providing a holistic approach to hearing services for newborns through to people over 90 years old, and helping children who are blind or have low vision to develop the right skills, mobility, and independence to confidently explore their world. NextSense has been breaking boundaries since 1860, and we’ve been expanding our services ever since. Today, we deliver world-class education (both to children with sensory loss and to professionals in the field), cochlear implants, allied health services, therapy, research, and clinical services to children and adults. We’re a registered NDIS provider, working with our clients to achieve their own goals and potential. We’re committed to research and innovation; harnessing the latest technologies and new ways of thinking and educating the next generation to lead the way in hearing and vision services. Our new world-leading centre for innovation on-site at Macquarie University NSW represents a new era for hearing and vision loss. This nationally significant social infrastructure project was undertaken to nurture, trial and share new ideas and form new partnerships that will drive better outcomes for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision.

The Role

NextSense has an exciting opportunity for a Cochlear Implant (CI) Audiologist to join our team at Liverpool. This is a 12 month contract, part-time role working 22.8 hours per week, across 4 days. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with paediatric experience to expand their clinical experience into the CI space. Reporting directly to the Network Manager, Greater Sydney, you’ll make a difference in this role by:

• Providing evidence-based assessment, intervention supports and other strategies to assist clients in achieving outcomes
• Providing all aspects of service delivery for the implantable hearing device journey, including assessment, intraoperative testing and mapping
• Using a person/family centred framework when providing services to clients across the lifespan
• Participating in and providing clinical supervision to other team members
• Ensuring NextSense legislative and policy requirements are met by undertaking various administrative duties to maintain client records, information and case notes
• Liaising with key stakeholders in the communities in which our outreach programs take place

What we can offer you:

• Competitive remuneration
• 100% salary packaging allowing you to increase your take home pay
• Extensive personal/carer’s leave
• 2 weeks paid leave over Christmas in addition to 4 weeks annual leave
• Paid parental leave of 14 weeks for primary carer and 6 weeks for secondary carer
• Access to industry leading education and professional development
• Collaborative work environment
• Wellbeing program including Employee Assistance Program

Desired Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you'll need to demonstrate you meet the following selection criteria:

• Relevant undergraduate qualifications and at least three (3) years’ professional experience
• Proven ability to work with children and their families
• Experience in undertaking audiological assessments
• Proven organisational and time management skills
• Well-developed communication, presentation and computer skills
• Able to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• A strong working knowledge of and commitment to “best practice” and standards of quality in audiology
• Capacity and eligibility to obtain a Medicare provider number to undertake the role
• A valid driver's licence
• A verified Working with Children Check, Criminal Record Check and NDIS Worker Check
• Paediatric and adult audiological experience
• A working knowledge of electrophysiological tests
• Practicing member of Audiology Australia
• Willing to learn new systems, processes and frameworks

We’re here to help. If you have any further questions please reach out to our hiring manager Karen Cutts at Karen.Cutts@nextsense.org.au. Good luck! NextSense is a child safe organisation, candidate compliance with child protection legislation is essential.