215294 - Senior Audiologist (FWW) - #1700098

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**

We are looking for a highly motivated audiologist with experience/knowledge of paediatric diagnostic testing for a permanent full-time Band 6 position in a busy but friendly exclusive paediatric audiology team.

The post involves working alongside existing paediatric audiologists and assistant staff a purpose-built Children’s Hospital in the beautiful, historic city of Edinburgh.

The post holder will support the service clinically carrying out paediatric diagnostic hearing assessments.

Service improvement and development are central to the vision for forward the paediatric audiology service provision at NHS Lothian.

Clinical duties will include delivering high levels of care to the service’s patients via face-to-face appointments at The Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and at the Lauriston Hospital.

We undertake diagnostic testing of children aged 0 18 years of age to include ABR, ASSR, Visual Reinforcement Audiometry, Performance Audiometry, Pure Tone Audiometry, TEAOE testing, Otoscopy and Tympanometry.

We undertake the fitting of hearing aids for all ages and we have an established national microtia service where we participate in the fitting of implantable devices

Service improvements duties which include SOP writing and implementation for any identified additional service offers, audit and quality improvement.

An interest in training or sound sensitivity would be useful.

A vision for quality improvement is strongly advised.

The service currently runs clinics Monday to Friday between the hours of 08.00 and 18.00 with the expectation of working 37 hours between these times. There is a NHS Scotland initiative to have a reduced working week of 36 hours by 2026 with no salary impact.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

The use of the term “Senior” in this post refers only to the level of experience and responsibility required for this post rather than age. As such, applications from people of all ages are welcomed, subject to meeting the relevant criteria.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Verity R Hill on [email protected]