Chief Audiologist Grade 1

Overview

Chief Audiologist Grade 1 position at Tygerberg Hospital in Parow Valley, Western Cape, requiring HPCSA registration and minimum 3 years experience.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an Audiologist or Speech Therapist and Audiologist.
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as an Audiologist or Speech Therapist and Audiologist.
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years appropriate experience as an Audiologist after registration with the HPCSA as an Audiologist or Speech Therapist and Audiologist.
• Inherent requirement of the job: HPCSA accredited Additional Training in Cochlear Implant Mapping and Rehabilitation.
• Willingness to work overtime and be involved in research projects at the institution.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Successful completion of the HPCSA-accredited Short Course in Cochlear Implant Mapping and Rehabilitation.
• Appropriate experience as an audiologist rendering services of Cochlear Implant Mapping and Rehabilitation.
• Competency in the assessment and management of patients (adults, children and babies) with a hearing loss, in particular severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss.
• Competency in assessment, rehabilitation and mapping of cochlear implant patients of all ages.
• Good management, administrative, supervisory, problem-solving, conflict resolution, interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
• Competent in Diagnostic audiology, hearing aid PUBLIC fitting and rehabilitation of children and adults with hearing loss.
• Interest in performing / cooperating in research projects within the Cochlear Implant Programme.
• Ability to mentor and teach junior staff members and post- graduate students.

Duties

• Manage a clinical caseload within the Cochlear Implant Unit, which includes Assessment and management of patients of all ages for cochlear implant candidacy, intra-operative and post-operative testing of implant function, programming (mapping) and rehabilitation of cochlear implant patients.
• Co- operate, train, consult and collaborate with outside agencies and/or professionals.
• Assist with the management of physical, financial and human resources in the Cochlear Implant Unit and co-ordination of all administrative activities regarding the patients, clinical area and unit.
• Supervise staff and train under- and post-graduate Audiology students.
• Undertake and participate in appropriate research and investigations in area of work.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Ms J Birkenstock Tel No: (021) 938-4817 / 4825

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a practical assessment. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS