Advanced Practitioner in Paediatric Audiology

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PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.

Job overview
Gateshead Health NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a full time Advanced Practitioner in Paediatric Audiology at Band 7 level. This is a small but busy department with innovative ideas to improve the patient's experience. We are committed to providing the highest standard of hearing care to the local population. We have an extensive Children's and Young Person's Audiology service providing diagnostic and rehabilitative care for patients from birth until they exit full time education.
Your key area of performance would be the provision of high quality patient centred hearing assessment and rehabilitation packages to our service users. We offer a range of flexible working arrangements and you will participate in a roster that may include some weekend working., As an Advanced Practitioner you will be part of a team delivering a diagnostic audiology and hearing aid service to adults and children in the Gateshead area as well as having special responsibility for ensuring the provision of a particular aspect of the service.
You will also share a lead role in the Children's Hearing Service and with training in the department.
General
· As an advanced practitioner provide a range of audiometric investigations and a comprehensive hearing aid service to both adult and child population.
+ To undertake highly specialist diagnostic evoked potential testing, including Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR), Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR)
+ Organises and participates in delivering training to multi-professional groups including junior members of staff and degree students on placement from local universities.
+ Assist with the daily operational management of the department and workforce.
+ Analyse and integrate complex data from a number of sources and communicate the information to patients, relatives and carers of hearing impaired children (involves sensitive support and counselling where they may be significant emotional distress).

Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.