Healthcare Science Careers

AUDIOLOGY

Jonathan Chan (Audiologist)

Identify and assess hearing and balance function and their associated disorders, recommending and providing appropriate therapeutic rehabilitation and management.

What is Audiology?

Action on Hearing loss Statistics

• 10 million people in the UK with some form of hearing loss

• By 2031, it is estimated that there will be 14.5 million people with hearing loss in the UK

Audiology Specialism

• Paediatrics• Adult assessment and rehabilitation• Special needs groups• Research and development• Teaching

Assessing Hearing

• Pure tone Audiometry (PTA)• Play Audiometry • Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA)• Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)

Assessing balance function

• Videonystagmography (VNG)

Rehabilitation and Management

• Hearing aid amplification • Counselling• Assistive listening devices

Audiology Training Programmes

• Associate/Assistant • Practitioner Training Programme (PTP)• Scientist Training programme (STP)• Higher Specialist Scientific Training (HSST)

Associate/Assistant Audiologist

• NVQ /foundation degree • 15months• Entry requirements: Experience/ working in

audiology field • Apprenticeships • Entry level grade 4 on the NHS careers

framework

Practitioner Training Programme (PTP)

• BSc health care science degree in audiology• 3 year course • Entry Requirements: 2-3 A-levels / GCSE A-C

Grades• Integrated academic learning and workplace-

based training• Entry level grade 5

Scientist Training Programme (STP)

• MSc degree in audiology• 3 year course /paid salary • Integrated academic learning and workplace-

based training• Entry Requirements: least a 2:1 degree • Entry level grade 7 on the NHS careers

framework

Higher Specialist Scientific Training (HSST)

• Consultant Clinical Scientist• Five-year doctoral-level training • Entry Requirements: Clinical Scientist level

experience • Access up to entry level grade 9 on the NHS

careers framework

Registration Council

• Heath and Care professional Council (HCPC)• Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists

(RCCP)

Professional Bodies

• The British Academy of Audiology (BAA)

Skills Required

• Interest in science and technology • Good communication • Comfortable using complex equipment • Good interpersonal skills• Be able to work as part of a team

Useful websites

• https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/• www.baaudiology.org/• http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/• http://www.hcpc-uk.co.uk/• https://www.rccp.co.uk/• http://www.nshcs.org.uk/

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