Job overview
Withington and Wythenshawe Audiology service
Assistant Audiology Practitioner, Apprenticeship Band 3 Annex 21,
We are looking to recruit an Assistant Audiology Practitioner as an apprentice, to join us at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust based at Withington Community Hospital and working at Wythenshawe hospital.
The apprenticeship.
L2 Assistant Audiology Practitioner.
You will attend the B-Tec level 2 in Healthcare Science, which is a 16- month programme, provided by CRS and is mainly online.
You will also have on site practical training in the role.
There is a permanent position subject to completion of the apprenticeship.
To apply for this role, you must meet the following apprenticeship eligibility criteria:
- Have GCSEs in English and Maths to take the B-Tec Health Care Science L2.
- Want to pursue a career in audiology.
- Be committed to completing the apprenticeship
- Not have attended any previous apprenticeship in Audiology.
The Trust is committed to supporting you with your personal development, and further training and development programmes are encouraged. One of these is the Assistant Audiology Certificate Course with the Northwest School of Audiology.
There are opportunities for further development once you have completed the apprenticeship and as you progress in the role.
Main duties of the job
The post-holders will work closely with students, associate, audiologists and more senior staff to ensure that a consistently high-quality clinical service is provided. You will be based mainly at Withington Community Hospital with some work occasionally at Wythenshawe Hospital and we also carry out home visits to housebound patients.
The department offers complex and routine adult and paediatric audiology assessment and rehabilitation work including wax removal, vestibular assessment and rehabilitation, tinnitus therapy, hearing therapy, ABRs, pre and school age assessment and you may assist the Audiologists in some of these clinics beside the main duties of the role.
In addition, the department has close educational and research links to Manchester University, and you will be involved in the training and mentoring of students as we are a dedicated teaching department.
This is a varied role, and you will be working towards supporting adults with hearing aids, carrying out hearing aid servicing and maintenance, some hearing rehabilitation and advice, taking ear impressions, postal repairs and batteries working closely with the 2 other Assistant Audiology Practitioners, the Associate Audiology Practitioner and supporting the senior team assisting in routine and complex clinics.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
During your apprenticeship, you will be supervised and line managed by the Associate Audiologist and Audiologists whilst working towards the following duties of the Assistant Audiology Practitioner role:
This role is to support adult hearing aid users and people with hearing loss who may not wear hearing aids by:
carrying our hearing aid servicing, repairs and maintenance.
Providing rehabilitation advice to people with hearing loss and hearing aid users.
Taking ear impressions for hearing aid users and those who require ear defenders and swim moulds.
Giving advice and carrying out follow up for patients using the telephone or video.
Giving advice and demonstration of assistive listening devices.
Carrying out administration duties that include, postal batteries and repairs, printing and sending out written information for patients, or sending electronic information.
Carrying out stage A check on audiology equipment on a daily basis.
Maintaining stock supplies in the repair and clinic rooms on a daily basis.
Basic assessment of hearing using an audiometer (and tympanometer)
Assisting clinicians in assessment clinics, including paediatrics, adults with additional needs, occasionally in balance clinics.
Assist on domiciliary visits to patients homes and on the hospital wards at Wythenshawe hospital.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
