Principal Audiologist with special interest in Auditory ImplantsNHS

Job summary

37.5 Hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Audiologist role with a special interest in auditory implants.

The North East Regional Cochlear Implant Programme (NERCIP) and South Tees Audiology is a large service with over 60 staff; that is proud to deliver a high quality, innovative and comprehensive NHS Audiology care. The main purpose-built department is located in The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough and the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, providing district general hospital services for the local population in addition to a range of specialist regional services to 1.5million people. The organisation is built on the dedication and hard work of our staff and we are very proud of our 9,000 workforce. We are continuing to build links with the Universities of Teesside, Durham and Newcastle and have a purpose-built Institute for Learning, Research and Innovation on the main site. We're also a leading partner in the academic health science network (AHSN) for the North East and North Cumbria, which aims to recognise the brilliant ideas originating from the region's health service, turning them into treatments, accessible technologies and medicines, and the Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic person with clinical experience in complex and non-routine case load in the specialist areas of Auditory Implants.

Work as an independent practitioner without supervision providing clinical services directly to patients, which may include:

the assessment of adults and children within the service,

Creating individual rehabilitation plans for each patient whilst maintaining a flexible approach and responsive attitude to patient need, to include highly complex cases*.

Establishing a good rapport and work with patients of all age, including gaining their co-operation in clinics and self management at home.

Ability to take accurate ear impressions in both adults and children, with an appropriate insertion depth in order to minimise feedback from hearing aids.

Verifying hearing aid prescriptions for adult and paediatric patients using probe tube microphone measurements, requiring precision in probe placement.

Highly complex cases*, some of whom may be referred by other members of the team due to conflicting results or incomplete information.

Job description

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.