Paediatric Audiologist

We are looking for a Paediatric Audiologist to join our team working at community sites across East Lancashire. The successful candidate will be competent in assessment and hearing aid rehabilitation of children of all ages. They will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and be experienced at communicating with children, families, and other professionals. Experience of testing using ABR and other electrophysiological techniques would be beneficial. The successful candidate will have evidence of clinical audit and service development, and will be expected to supervise students and trainees in the department. They will work alongside other Paediatric Audiologists and Assistant Practitioners, under the Departmental Lead. We are closely linked with the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme at Lancashire Women’s and Newborn Centre, and are part of an active multidisciplinary network, the East Lancashire Children’s Hearing Services Working Group.

The post holder will be carrying out routine hearing assessments on children aged six months and older working with an Assistant Practitioner, or more senior colleague for complex assessments. They will work within the wider multidisciplinary team and with children’s families to formulate and implement management plans when hearing loss is confirmed. There will be responsibility for leading appointments to fit hearing aids to children with permanent and temporary hearing loss, and for reviewing these patients, carrying out real ear measurements and aided and unaided speech testing. A basic knowledge of tinnitus counselling/hearing therapy is expected. Experience in electrophysiological assessments would be desirable, but is not essential.