Join our dynamic team at St Martin's Hospital, Bath, as we seek a talented Children's Audiologist for our Children's Community Audiology Service. This exciting role offers a progressive environment with ample opportunities for skill and knowledge enhancement.
In this part-time position, you'll enjoy a flexible schedule across the week. You will typically work Monday - Friday between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm, with the added benefit of being able to handle administration tasks from the comfort of your home.
As a crucial member of our diagnostic service, you will contribute to supporting children and young people in community clinics across B&NES, Somerset, and Wiltshire.
Our team is supportive, enthusiastic, and dedicated to delivering an exceptional level of care to our service users. Recently, we secured funding to acquire sensory equipment and toys, enhancing our ability to provide accessible services to children with complex needs.
Take the next step in your career with us and be a part of a team committed to making a positive impact on the lives of children and young people in our community.
If you are a newly qualified or an experienced Audiologist looking to work in Children's Audiology, we want to hear from you!
Package DescriptionAs a Children's Audiologist you will receive AfC terms and conditions and NHS pension, you will feel valued as an Audiologist receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£29,970 - £36,483 Band 5 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Relocation:
Looking to relocate? We have a rare opportunity to support you in your move and can discuss an exclusive relocation package tailored to you!
Main ResponsibilitiesAs a Children's Audiologist you will:
Undertake paediatric hearing assessment clinics using appropriate behavioural and objective test techniques
enable the formulation of individual care plans including the assessment of children considered to be routine as well as those with complex needs
Write appropriate clear and concise reports to communicate test findings to the referring professional and others involved in the care of the child
Liaise with colleagues from other disciplines in making individual care plans
Communicate effectively with children, young people and families who may have hearing loss
Plan and prioritise own administrative workload, and manage time effectively
Work with other team members to ensure the smooth running of audiology clinics
Contribute towards service development with the Children’s Community Audiology Service team
For a full list of job responsibilities please see attached job description.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have a BSc in Audiology and be registered with RCCP or HCPC.
As this is a community role, you will need to be able to travel across our services - A valid driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is preferred
We recognise and celebrate clinical excellence and dedication and so would welcome applications from enthusiastic, innovative individuals with an interest in developing their clinical and leadership skills and knowledge.
If you would like to learn more about the role please contact katie.hill@hcrgcaregroup.com
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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