Clinical Scientist/Audiologist - Paediatric Audiology in Coventry

As part of our expansion, we are looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated Paediatric Audiologist to join our friendly audiology team. This mainly clinical role will keep you busy with a range of duties and responsibilities, as well as the opportunity to work with professionals from a range of disciplines. The role is paediatric focused within a service that offers adult and paediatric audiology care. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• You will be responsible for neonate and paediatric hearing assessment and rehabilitation for both routine and complex caseloads.
• This role offers multidisciplinary working with a range of seasoned professionals including Education teams, Speech and Language therapists and medical consultants.
• The role may include line management responsibilities and there may be opportunities to develop and lead research and innovative projects within the team.
• The role will also offer the opportunity to become part of a team that strives to continually improve.
• The post-holder will have specialist knowledge of a wide range of procedures and practices, underpinned by practical experience and knowledge maintained through professional registration and CPD activity.

You must have NHS experience and HCPC or RCCP registration to apply for this role. For this band 7 role you must have a Masters level qualification (or equivalent) in Audiology.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The Clinical Scientist / Advanced Healthcare Science Practitioner in Audiology undertakes the full range of available Audiological tests unsupervised, including advanced diagnostic testing, in particular, frequency specific objective testing to determine thresholds in young babies.
• The development of the IMP should include a range of investigations, procedures or processes in consultation with families and relevant others, based on the individual child's needs and wishes and accepted good practice.
• The IMP should be monitored and progress reported, reviewing the need for further intervention as appropriate.
• Develops and delivers IMP’s for families within specialist Audiology services e.g. paediatrics.

Communication

• Highly developed specialist advice, which may be complex, sensitive and delivered within an emotive atmosphere, must be given to patients regarding their auditory or vestibular status and its management.

Multi-Agency Working without supervision or restriction

• The need for liaison with other agencies or specialists must be recognised and referral, as appropriate, made.
• Involving in multi-disciplinary meetings, where required, should occur.
• Supporting joint appointments for specialist services is required e.g. with ENT.

Clinic Administration

• Clinical reports/letters to referrers, other agencies or professionals.
• Arranging joint appointments with other agencies/professionals as required.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc in Audiology (or BAAT qualification) and MSc Equivalence e.g., significant clinical experience and a combination of Masters’ level modules and higher level specialist qualification (e.g., BAA HTS) which may include qualifications in research, training or clinical practice).
• MSc Audiology and Completed Clinical Training Programme e.g., STP, CCC, HTS.
• Evidence of continuous relevant CPD.
• Leadership training.
• Professional Registration with relevant UK body (HCPC or CCP).

Experience

• Practical application of specialist knowledge in a clinical setting.
• Significant experience working in an NHS audiology clinic including paediatrics.
• Training and supervision experience.
• Leadership experience.
• Post-graduate experience of assessing and managing paediatric patients within an NHS audiology service.
• Electrophysiological testing experience.

Knowledge

• Evidence of relevant and regular CPD.
• Good computer skills (experience of windows-based applications).
• Advanced knowledge of Excel or Word e.g., designing and utilising pivot tables, designing and formatting word templates.

Skills

• Ability to communicate clear, accurate information adapted to the target audience (e.g., patients, carers & colleagues).
• Ability to prioritise tasks in a high pressure environment.
• Ability to maintain your wellbeing.
• Accountability Skills (e.g., goal setting, commitment, time management).
• Practical application of Sharing the News skills.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect) and the associated Values in Action behaviours in the workplace.

For posts with managerial responsibility only:

• Evidence of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring fair and equitable practices throughout your work experience.
• Evidence of promoting a culture which helps individuals live behaviours aligned to our Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect).

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description. The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview; any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer. We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents. Depending on your level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

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