Description
The Senior Audiologist will undertake all routine audiological and rehabilitation procedures, including direct referrals for hearing aids and open access from GPs.
Key responsibilities include:
- Taking medical case histories to exclude pathologies that require a medical opinion
- Safely and accurately undertaking test regimes for school-age children and adults with hearing disorders
- Analysing and interpreting test results
- Providing recommendations for further patient management
- Providing rehabilitation for adults with hearing disorders, including care planning and specialist advice
- Selecting appropriate hearing aids and prescription formulae based on patient needs and test results
- Accurately fitting hearing aids using real-ear measurements
- Instructing patients and significant others on the use of hearing aids
- Counselling patients and significant others regarding hearing deficits
- Carrying out first-line management of hearing aid repairs
- Ensuring the correct operation and use of audiological equipment and facilities
- Utilising an integrated testing/patient management system
- Carrying out ward visits and hearing aid repairs for inpatients as required
- Ordering stock and supplies as required
The post is band 6, with a salary ranging from £45,953 to £54,254 per annum, depending on experience.
The trust has over 3,500 members of staff and provides healthcare to nearly half a million people.