Responsibilities or duties

• Examine patients with ear, hearing or balance and other related problems using equipment such as audiometers, speech analysers
• Conduct the prescribed hearing tests, understand, interpret findings, and determine if hearing impairment is conductive or sensorineural in nature
• Provide patients with hearing aids or refer for potential cochlear implant
• Evaluate all patients on follow up on the current condition and make note of any developments or changes
• Educate patients on ways to prevent or delay hearing loss
• Work in collaboration with other specialty in a multi-disciplinary approach to include newborn, paediatric and adult hearing screening
• Maintain records of audiograms and ensure patient confidentiality
• Assess patient and family education needs and provides appropriate teaching based on their needs
• Instruct patient and family regarding investigations and follow up clinic appointments
• Observe infection control practices and maintains a clean and safe work environment for staff and patients
• Participate in data collection and monitoring of unit-based quality indicators
• Ensure compliance with health and safety guidelines for staff and patients, reporting any accidents, incidents, hazards, or equipment defects in accordance with laid down policies
• Participate in unit based continuing education, quality improvement (QI) projects

Qualifications or requirements

• Diploma in Clinical Audiology
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Excellent written and Verbal communication skill

Experience needed

• Minimum 2 years of working in a busy Audiology facility, with expertise in paediatrics
• Demonstrate adequate knowledge as well as skills to conduct and interpret Pure Tone Audiometry, Speech Audiometry, tympanometry Transient Evoked Otoacoustic, Emissions Brain Evoked Response Auditory/ Auditory Brainstem Response, Neonatal Screening and Visual Reinforcement Audiology

• Examine patients with ear, hearing or balance and other related problems using equipment such as audiometers, speech analysers
• Conduct the prescribed hearing tests, understand, interpret findings, and determine if hearing impairment is conductive or sensorineural in nature
• Provide patients with hearing aids or refer for potential cochlear implant
• Evaluate all patients on follow up on the current condition and make note of any developments or changes
• Educate patients on ways to prevent or delay hearing loss
• Work in collaboration with other specialty in a multi-disciplinary approach to include newborn, paediatric and adult hearing screening
• Maintain records of audiograms and ensure patient confidentiality
• Assess patient and family education needs and provides appropriate teaching based on their needs
• Instruct patient and family regarding investigations and follow up clinic appointments
• Observe infection control practices and maintains a clean and safe work environment for staff and patients
• Participate in data collection and monitoring of unit-based quality indicators
• Ensure compliance with health and safety guidelines for staff and patients, reporting any accidents, incidents, hazards, or equipment defects in accordance with laid down policies
• Participate in unit based continuing education, quality improvement (QI) projects

• Excellent written and Verbal communication skill
• Demonstrate adequate knowledge as well as skills to conduct and interpret Pure Tone Audiometry, Speech Audiometry, tympanometry Transient Evoked Otoacoustic, Emissions Brain Evoked Response Auditory/ Auditory Brainstem Response, Neonatal Screening and Visual Reinforcement Audiology

• Diploma in Clinical Audiology
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)