Apprentice Associate Audiologist

Overview

The Apprentice Associate Audiologist will support the delivery of high-quality diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiology services for adults and older children within Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Working under the guidance of qualified Audiology practitioners, the post holder will undertake routine hearing assessments, assist with hearing rehabilitation programmes, maintain accurate patient records, and contribute to a patient-focused clinical environment. Alongside practical clinical experience, the successful candidate will complete the Hearing Aid Dispenser Apprenticeship at De Montfort University, developing the knowledge, technical skills, and professional behaviours required for a career in Audiology.

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• Undertake routine hearing assessments under the guidance of qualified Audiology practitioners.
• Assist with hearing rehabilitation programmes.
• Maintain accurate patient records and contribute to a patient-focused clinical environment.
• Contribute to service improvement, clinical governance, and audit activities.
• Maintain high standards of patient care, safety, and confidentiality.

The role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support patients with hearing difficulties, including elderly, frail, and vulnerable individuals. The post holder will complete the Hearing Aid Dispenser Apprenticeship at De Montfort University.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated.

At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation. We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.