Audiologist

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Job Title: Audiologist

Requisition: WAI26188

Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital, Hamilton

The details: Fixed term until January 2025. Full time – 40 hours per week but will also consider part time options

Salary details: Salary as per the PSA Allied, Public Health, Scientific & Technical Collective Agreement

• Grow and develop your career in New Zealand’s leading health provider
• Autonomy within a supportive team environment

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-looking Audiologist to join our busy service on a fixed term basis until January 2025 to cover parental leave. The service has a focus on delivering a patient-centric journey as well as encouraging clinical excellence and state-of-the-art care. You will be working with an experienced team of audiologists based at one of NZ’s largest teaching hospitals.

We will consider applications from both experienced audiologists, along with graduate audiologists with an interest in developing a broad foundation in clinical practice. We are looking for an audiologist who is passionate about their work, puts their patient and whānau at the centre of care, has excellent interpersonal skills, is dedicated, and has the ability to work flexibly in a bustling team environment while maintaining high quality care.

This is an exciting opportunity within Te Whatu Ora Waikato to develop your skills and continue your professional development.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Provide audiology services to people within the Waikato district including diagnostic assessments and aural habilitation.

Click here to view the position description.

(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora, Waikato website.)

Ko o tatou painga | Our Benefits

We offer a dynamic working environment with a supportive, fun, friendly and enthusiastic team. We also offer exposure to complex clinical cases, supervision and mentorship, as well as regular staff meetings and case conferences. Support and supervision is available for Audiologists completing their NZAS Clinical Competency Certificate or Paediatric Certificates.

Mōu | About you

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• Qualified Audiologist with a Masters degree in Audiology, or have an equivalent qualification recognised by the New Zealand Audiological Society
• Ideally you will have NZAS Clinical Competency Certificate and NZAS Paediatric Certifications, however support to gain these can be provided.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• The ability to work well within a team
• Current full clean NZ driver's licence

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

You will be working with a team comprising of a number of experienced audiologists, supportive and efficient administrative staff and a well-established co-located Newborn Hearing Screening Programme. As part of the team you will mostly be working with tāmariki to provide diagnostic assessment and habilitation services, as well as bone anchored hearing aid assessment and fitting, and ENT diagnostic adult assessments. You will have opportunity to be involved in rural satellite clinics and work alongside paediatric services and Ministry of Education staff.

What does Te Whatu Ora, Waikato offer you?

Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.

• As part of our TWO family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside your TWO benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and access to TWO staff discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our Te Whatu Ora family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role please contact the Recruitment Team – elisa.travailleur@waikatodhb.health.nz

Closing date: Open until filled

Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!