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- Perform diagnostic hearing assessment on pre-school and school age children and analyse the results, including:
- Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
- Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA)
- Performance testing
- Speech discrimination testing
- Tests of middle ear function using tympanometry
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Complete audiological testing of babies that are referred following their newborn hearing screen, using Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) to detect cochlear function.
- Carry out otoscopy following BSA recommended procedures
- identify any contraindications or indications for further procedures e.g. tympanometry and aural impression taking.
- Identify atypical or abnormal ear conditions and make appropriate onward referrals
- Take accurate and safe impressions of the ear following BSA recommended procedures for impression taking.
- Arrange referral to other professionals for treatment/management when required, following local and national guidance. E.g. referring to ENT for management of middle ear effusion.
- Manage hearing loss in infants and children
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- Carry out reviews with hearing aid users in collaboration with the Warrington and Halton Foundation Trust team. The WHHFT team assist our service by fitting the hearing aids on our joint clinics.
- Use of outcome measures to support and guide habilitation/rehabilitation
- Carry out simple hearing aid repairs and maintenance e.g retubing
- Carry out routine maintenance and calibration checks on audiological equipment, reporting faults and arranging for repair when necessary.
- Maintain accurate recording of results and update patient records.
- Write reports to relevant health professionals
- Update national S4H database with results of hearing tests following referral from neonatal hearing screening team.
- Ensures adequate and smooth transition of children onto Adult Audiology Services, via a Transition Clinic.
- Responsible for maintaining own workload, prioritising referrals and planning work for junior staff. Plans day to day duties and routine clinics.
- Demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of children with complex needs, and adapt test procedures based on the needs of the child
- Demonstrate flexibility to deal with urgent referrals and queries
- Collaborates with Audiology Manager to ensure an efficient and effective Audiology department.
- Monitor stock and advise senior staff/management on re-ordering requirements.
Communication- Work and communicate effectively and courteously with patients, colleagues, public and members of the directorate and the trust
- Maintain hospital and departmental records, including provision of patient reports as necessary
- To work and communicate effectively within the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to adapt communication in order to instruct infants and children, including those with complex needs, during behavioural hearing assessment using appropriate language
- Able to use tact and persuasion where barriers to understanding exist, e.g. very young children, children with learning difficulties and the un-cooperative child.
- Communicate effectively with deaf and hard of hearing patients and families.
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- Demonstrate reassurance and persuasive skills to gain a child's confidence for invasive procedures e.g., impressions.
- Demonstrate sensitivity and awareness when imparting bad news e.g. sudden hearing loss or deterioration of existing hearing loss.
Professional- Active participant in Trust research projects involving children with hearing loss.
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
- Maintain professional standards and protocols without supervision.
- Work in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and complies with Trust policies and audiological protocols.
- Ensure continuing professional development. Develops and maintains in depth knowledge of paediatric test protocols, is well informed about changes to current practice and able to implement new recommended procedures following appropriate training.
- Maintain registration with the RCCP
- Take part in both professional and departmental meetings.
Information and Data Responsibilities- Maintain thorough record-keeping
- Maintain systems to monitor documentation including recording and storing all relevant information ensuring it is securely held and can be accessed easily.
Training- Carries out training and supervision of degree students. Assesses student's clinical competencies both practically and verbally and signs off achieved targets.
- Designs learning targets for/with the student to help them to fulfil their learning objectives
- Complete tutorial sessions with the students.
Were looking for an ambitious individual, who will be part of our Paediatric Audiology team taking the next steps in developing great community services and ensuring that everything we do is based around our aim of quality first and foremost.
This job is an excellent opportunity for an audiologist with an interest in Paediatrics wanting to gain more knowledge and progress to a senior Paediatric position. The service is being delivered from dedicated and purpose-built Paediatric audiology suites in Warringotn.
The applicant must have good knowledge of Paediatric Audiology Hearing Assessments. Experience must have been obtained from working within the NHS. The applicant is expected to be progressing within their career and aspiring to increase their skills and expertise in the field.
The successful candidate will have a BSc and/or MSc in Audiology (or equivalent) and will have RCCP registration with relevant post qualification experience.
This is a great opportunity to join an excellent department fully equipped with the latest equipment.
The work is community based therefore it is essential that the successful candidate is able to travel between our 2 sites to meet the requirements of the role.
We are a friendly, forward thinking department. We actively encourage and support further educational development, attendance at courses/conferences.
The Band 6 Job Description is also attached for you to look at as well as the Band 5-6 Development Job Description.
Job Purpose
To be a member of a multidisciplinary team providing a comprehensive and integrated community Paediatric Audiology service for babies, children, and young adults.
To develop paediatric audiology skills progressing from a band 5 paediatric audiologist to a band 6 senior paediatric audiologist on achievement of competencies
Work both as a team and autonomously to manage own clinics and individual workload.
Complete specialist work which includes:
comprehensive testing and diagnostic assessments of hearing
in-depth knowledge of paediatric test protocols, and assessment techniques.
manage hearing loss in infants and children
carry out basic hearing aid maintenance including retubing / impressions
- Perform diagnostic hearing assessment on pre-school and school age children and analyse the results, including:
- Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
- Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA)
- Performance testing
- Speech discrimination testing
- Tests of middle ear function using tympanometry
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Complete audiological testing of babies that are referred following their newborn hearing screen, using Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) to detect cochlear function.
- Carry out otoscopy following BSA recommended procedures
- identify any contraindications or indications for further procedures e.g. tympanometry and aural impression taking.
- Identify atypical or abnormal ear conditions and make appropriate onward referrals
- Take accurate and safe impressions of the ear following BSA recommended procedures for impression taking.
- Arrange referral to other professionals for treatment/management when required, following local and national guidance. E.g. referring to ENT for management of middle ear effusion.
- Manage hearing loss in infants and children
-
- Carry out reviews with hearing aid users in collaboration with the Warrington and Halton Foundation Trust team. The WHHFT team assist our service by fitting the hearing aids on our joint clinics.
- Use of outcome measures to support and guide habilitation/rehabilitation
- Carry out simple hearing aid repairs and maintenance e.g retubing
- Carry out routine maintenance and calibration checks on audiological equipment, reporting faults and arranging for repair when necessary.
- Maintain accurate recording of results and update patient records.
- Write reports to relevant health professionals
- Update national S4H database with results of hearing tests following referral from neonatal hearing screening team.
- Ensures adequate and smooth transition of children onto Adult Audiology Services, via a Transition Clinic.
- Responsible for maintaining own workload, prioritising referrals and planning work for junior staff. Plans day to day duties and routine clinics.
- Demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of children with complex needs, and adapt test procedures based on the needs of the child
- Demonstrate flexibility to deal with urgent referrals and queries
- Collaborates with Audiology Manager to ensure an efficient and effective Audiology department.
- Monitor stock and advise senior staff/management on re-ordering requirements.
Communication- Work and communicate effectively and courteously with patients, colleagues, public and members of the directorate and the trust
- Maintain hospital and departmental records, including provision of patient reports as necessary
- To work and communicate effectively within the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to adapt communication in order to instruct infants and children, including those with complex needs, during behavioural hearing assessment using appropriate language
- Able to use tact and persuasion where barriers to understanding exist, e.g. very young children, children with learning difficulties and the un-cooperative child.
- Communicate effectively with deaf and hard of hearing patients and families.
-
- Demonstrate reassurance and persuasive skills to gain a child's confidence for invasive procedures e.g., impressions.
- Demonstrate sensitivity and awareness when imparting bad news e.g. sudden hearing loss or deterioration of existing hearing loss.
Professional- Active participant in Trust research projects involving children with hearing loss.
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
- Maintain professional standards and protocols without supervision.
- Work in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and complies with Trust policies and audiological protocols.
- Ensure continuing professional development. Develops and maintains in depth knowledge of paediatric test protocols, is well informed about changes to current practice and able to implement new recommended procedures following appropriate training.
- Maintain registration with the RCCP
- Take part in both professional and departmental meetings.
Information and Data Responsibilities- Maintain thorough record-keeping
- Maintain systems to monitor documentation including recording and storing all relevant information ensuring it is securely held and can be accessed easily.
Training- Carries out training and supervision of degree students. Assesses student's clinical competencies both practically and verbally and signs off achieved targets.
- Designs learning targets for/with the student to help them to fulfil their learning objectives
- Complete tutorial sessions with the students.
Were looking for an ambitious individual, who will be part of our Paediatric Audiology team taking the next steps in developing great community services and ensuring that everything we do is based around our aim of quality first and foremost.
This job is an excellent opportunity for an audiologist with an interest in Paediatrics wanting to gain more knowledge and progress to a senior Paediatric position. The service is being delivered from dedicated and purpose-built Paediatric audiology suites in Warringotn.
The applicant must have good knowledge of Paediatric Audiology Hearing Assessments. Experience must have been obtained from working within the NHS. The applicant is expected to be progressing within their career and aspiring to increase their skills and expertise in the field.
The successful candidate will have a BSc and/or MSc in Audiology (or equivalent) and will have RCCP registration with relevant post qualification experience.
This is a great opportunity to join an excellent department fully equipped with the latest equipment.
The work is community based therefore it is essential that the successful candidate is able to travel between our 2 sites to meet the requirements of the role.
We are a friendly, forward thinking department. We actively encourage and support further educational development, attendance at courses/conferences.
The Band 6 Job Description is also attached for you to look at as well as the Band 5-6 Development Job Description.
Job Purpose
To be a member of a multidisciplinary team providing a comprehensive and integrated community Paediatric Audiology service for babies, children, and young adults.
To develop paediatric audiology skills progressing from a band 5 paediatric audiologist to a band 6 senior paediatric audiologist on achievement of competencies
Work both as a team and autonomously to manage own clinics and individual workload.
Complete specialist work which includes:
comprehensive testing and diagnostic assessments of hearing
in-depth knowledge of paediatric test protocols, and assessment techniques.
manage hearing loss in infants and children
carry out basic hearing aid maintenance including retubing / impressions
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