Assistant Audiologist

Salisbury District Hospital Audiology has an exciting opportunity to recruit an enthusiastic assistant audiologist to work in our small, tight-knit and friendly department. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to work independently but also as part of wider team providing exceptional patient care for a wide range of patients. This is the ideal opportunity, whether you are just starting your path in Audiology or looking for a career change, we would be interested in hearing from you. To assist with both adult and paediatric rehabilitation clinics – independently running hearing aid repair clinics, triaging and diagnosing common faults with hearing aids and providing a professional, patient centred service to service users. The successful candidate will also be required to manage their own stock levels (hearing aids, consumables etc) by making stock requests and signing stock off when this has arrived. There will also be opportunities to assist in paediatric audiology, if the candidate shows an aptitude for paediatric work. Duties range from assisting the paediatric audiologists in the testing and rehabilitation of children with hearing impairment. Note we will provide training to facilitate this and ensure that you are comfortable doing these clinics prior to independent work. Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk