Practitioner in Audiology in Chester inChester PUBLISHED THU 13 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section

Working Full Time: 37.5 Hours Per Week

An opportunity for you to engage in the provision of technical audiological services with limited supervision. The post holder willperform a broad range of work activities, which are primarily routine or predictable, involving hearing assessments and hearing rehabilitation.

The job is to include predominantly the care of adult patients withhearing loss and some older paediatric (> 5 years of age) patients. This requires formulating individualised care plans for adults diagnosed with a hearing loss, working within in/out patients, acute and communityAudiology, and with housebound patients during domiciliary visits.

1. To verify hearing aid fitting using highly skilled real ear measurements. This involves the insertion of probe tubes deep into the patient's ear canal to within 3mm of the eardrum. This will require effective communication with and the co-operation of the patient and fine dexterity skills.
2. Instruct and guide the patient in operation and maintenance of the hearing aid, adapting the instructions and approach to accommodate the patients' communication and physical difficulties.
3. Provide patient specific counselling with regard to management of their hearing loss.
4. Fine dexterity - evaluate the fit of earmoulds and modify as necessary using a hand precision lathe and/or drill.
5. Decontaminate earmoulds in accordance with departmental infection control policies.
6. To perform hearing aid repair and maintenance when required.

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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

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