Audiologist, Victoria - Blackburn
Work within our Victorian Team as an Audiologist, making a meaningful difference in the lives of people with vision and hearing loss.
Enjoy flexibility, two weeks of additional leave, and access to not-for-profit salary packaging benefits.
This is a Permanent role with opportunities available for both Permanent Full-time (38 hours per week, Monday to Friday) and Permanent Part-time arrangements. This role will report directly to the Team Lead - Victoria and will work onsite at our Blackburn site.
Description
What we can offer you:
- Salary of up to $113,594 + Super, with 100% salary packaging to maximise your take home pay
- Generous leave entitlements including 2 weeks paid Christmas leave in addition to 4 weeks annual leave, plus extensive personal/carer's leave
- Paid parental leave of 14 weeks for primary carer and 6 weeks for secondary carer
- Access to industry leading education, professional development opportunities and career pathways
You’ll make a difference in this role by:
- Conducting comprehensive paediatric diagnostic assessments, including hearing evaluations for infants and children, differential diagnosis of hearing loss, and collaborative case management with families and multidisciplinary teams.
- Performing and interpreting behavioural and electrophysiological assessments to accurately identify hearing status and auditory function across the paediatric population.
- Using a person/family centred framework when providing services.
- Participating in and providing clinical supervision to other team members.
Skills And Experiences
About You
Essential:
- Masters of Audiology or equivalent
- Practicing member of Audiology Australia
- Capacity and willingness to obtain a Medicare provider number to undertake the role
- Demonstrates sound clinical skills and knowledge
- Experience in audiological assessment, including speech perception testing
- Works collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Working With Children Check
- Criminal Records Check
- NDIS Worker Check
Desirable:
- Paediatric audiological experience
- A working knowledge of electrophysiological tests
- Willing to learn new systems, processes and frameworks
- CAPA (Certified Advanced Paediatric Audiologist) certification and/or completion of Interacoustics Academy Clinical Diploma in Newborn Hearing Assessment
Our Purpose and Ambition
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.
How to apply:
If this role sounds like you, please click on the apply button and follow the prompts.
If you would like to learn more, please reach out to Janine Thorpe, Team Lead - Victoria at janine.thorpe@nextsense.org.au for a confidential chat.
NextSense is a child safe organisation, candidate compliance with child protection legislation is essential.
