Job Title: Associate Audiologist
Agency: West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Location: United Kingdom, Watford
Salary/Rate: 28,860 – £ 31,671 / Year

Job Summary

We are looking for an Associate Audiologist to join our Adult Audiology department at West Hertfordshire.

The successful candidate will be motivated, will show initiative and take a forward-thinking approach to achieving goals, working within a multi-disciplinary team, this post involves the provision of daily hearing aid repair services, providing counselling on use of hearing aids, assistive listening devices and communication tactics, stock control and ordering, and general administrative duties, including management of the clinical office across both Watford & St Albans sites.

Postholder will be 60% clinical and 40% non-clinical.

This is a full-time role, Monday-Friday. Exact working hours to be agreed on upon successful application.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the ‘same day’ drop-off repair clinics, ensuring all required resources are available to ensure the smooth running of the clinic, including scheduling of appointments, regular checking of the drop-off service, and dealing with requests promptly.

To perform required maintenance as requested, including replacement of corda tubes and retubing of moulded ear pieces, cleaning, and performance checks. To also make minor adjustments to settings, such as activating a volume control or adding a program, as requested by patients.

Coordinate with the admin team to ensure all office tasks are completed to standard and within timeframes.

Receive and register all referrals into the service, along with handling appointment management and bookings as part of the clinical office.

Waitlist management of all referrals and bookings, ensuring patients are booked within the DM01 target of 6 weeks; escalating any capacity constraints to the management team.

Ensure targeted booking of appointments based on triage or clinical outcomes to support timely care.

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