Senior Audiologist

This is an exciting time to join our service as we continue to embed changes that improve outcomes and experiences for our patients.As an Audiologist, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of our adult service. As part of our team, you will play a key role in shaping services that improve patient access and outcomes, supported by robust systems that ensure accountability and excellence.Within the structure, research and education have been prioritised along with continued service and staff development. You will be clinically responsible for the provision of routine and specialist audiological assessment and rehabilitation of patients, with a focus on a specific patient group and specific area(s) of specialism within the Audiology service. You will liaise with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patients receive a high quality service in line with local and national requirements and will be involved in training and supporting more junior staff, including those on work placements.

Join us in Transforming Audiology services in Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital Trust. Having undertaken acomprehensiveservice review, we are driving forward an exciting transformation in audiology services.With afocus on delivering safe, high -quality care through strong governance, clear performance standardsand innovative ways of working, the service is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care.Working with the clinical team a new structure has been developed which encompasses all aspects of Audiology with an aim to future proof the service both for patients and staff. We are equally committed to staff wellbeing - creating a supportive, inclusive environment where professional development is encouraged and work life balance is valued.This is an opportunity to be a part of a forward-thinking service that invests in its people as much as its patients., As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.