Job Description
Exeter, Devon
About Us
We are Chime Social Enterprise, a provider of leading audiology services and a centre of excellence in the South West. As an NHS Audiology Service, we represent the best of NHS hearing services.
As we’re a Community Interest Company (CIC), we invest any surplus funds back into our social aims – delivering outstanding solutions to the hearing impaired.
We are now looking for an Apprentice Audiologist to join our team in Exeter on a permanent, full-time basis.
Our Values
We appreciate applications from candidates who hold our company values:
C = Collaboration - working in true partnership to provide the optimal outcome
H = Holistic - caring about and understanding the implications of our interactions
I = Innovative - being open to new opportunities in meeting our purpose and vision
M = Motivated - passionate about bringing our best to every situation
E = Excellence - striving for the highest quality of service
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- NHS Pension
- Free life insurance
- A commitment to your professional development
- A friendly and supportive team
- Membership of Perkbox offering a broad range of discounts
- The opportunity to become part of our staff council
This is a terrific opportunity for an enthusiastic individual looking to develop a rewarding career in the audiology sector to join our expert organisation.
You’ll have the chance to gain invaluable skills and experience, leading to a flourishing career where you’ll be making a real difference to the lives of hearing-impaired adults and children.
So, if you want to join a talented team that will support you to achieve your full potential as you embark upon your new career, then apply today!
The Role
As an Apprentice Audiologist, you will receive expert audiology training to enable you to deliver excellent diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services to patients.
Specifically, you will learn to conduct diagnostic appointments with adults and children, recommending appropriate courses of action on a direct referral basis.
You will also be taught to manage rehabilitative patient caseloads, utilising care plans and assessing adult hearing aid prescriptions and hearing aid systems.
Additionally, once fully trained, you will:
- Travel to locality clinics and conduct occasional domiciliary visits to patients across the area
- Provide supervision and mentoring to audiology trainees
- Monitor stock usage
- Plan and adapt treatment plans and test regimes
About You
To be considered as an Apprentice Audiologist, you will need:
- At a minimum, GCSEs or equivalent at level 4 / Grade C or above in Maths and English
- The ability to work as part of an effective team
- Good communication skills
- Proficiency in IT
The closing date for this role is 30th June 2023.
Interviews will be held on 7th July 2023.
Please note, we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
Other organisations may call this role Apprentice Hearing Aid Audiologist, Apprentice Clinical Audiologist, Trainee Audiologist, Junior Audiologist, or Apprentice Hearing Aid Dispenser.
Webrecruit and Chime Social Enterprise are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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