Audiologist

NextSense is a not-for-profit organisation supporting people with vision or hearing loss across Australia. We work with children, adults, and their families, providing a holistic approach to hearing services for newborns through to people over 90 years old, and helping children who are blind or have low vision to develop the right skills, mobility, and independence to confidently explore their world. NextSense has been breaking boundaries since 1860, and we’ve been expanding our services ever since. Today, we deliver world-class education (both to children with sensory loss and to professionals in the field), cochlear implants, allied health services, therapy, research, and clinical services to children and adults. We’re a registered NDIS provider, working with our clients to achieve their own goals and potential. We’re committed to research and innovation; harnessing the latest technologies and new ways of thinking and educating the next generation to lead the way in hearing and vision services. We are currently creating a world-leading centre for innovation on-site at Macquarie University that represents a new era for hearing and vision loss. This nationally significant social infrastructure project will be a place to nurture, trial and share new ideas and form new partnerships that will drive better outcomes for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision. The Role NextSense has an exciting opportunity for an Audiologist to join our team at Blackburn. This is a Permanent role with opportunities available for both Permanent Full-time (38 hours per week, Monday to Friday ) and Permanent Part-time arrangements. This role will report directly to theTeam Lead. You’ll make a difference in this role by: conducting comprehensive paediatric diagnostic assessments, including hearing evaluations for infants and children, differential diagnosis of hearing loss, and collaborative case management with families and multidisciplinary teams performing and interpreting behavioural and electrophysiological assessmentsto accurately identify hearing status and auditory function across the paediatric population using a person/family centred framework when providing services participating in and providing clinical supervision to other team members What we can offer you Competitive remuneration 100% salary packaging allowing you to increase your take home pay Extensive personal/carer’s leave 2 weeks paid leave over Christmas in addition to 4 weeks annual leave Paid parental leave of 14 weeks for primary carers and 6 weeks for secondary carers Access to industry leading education and professional development Collaborative work environment Wellbeing program including Employee Assistance Program To be successful in this role you'll need to demonstrate you meet the following selection criteria. Master of Audiologyor equivalent Practicing member of Audiology Australia Capacity andwillingness to obtain a Medicare provider number to undertake the role Demonstrates sound clinical skills and knowledge Experience in audiological assessment, including speech perception testing Works collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team Working With Children Check Criminal Records Check Paediatricaudiological experience A workingknowledge of electrophysiological tests Willing to learn new systems, processes and frameworks CAPA (Certified Advanced Paediatric Audiologist) certification and/or completion of Interacoustics Academy Clinical Diploma in Newborn Hearing Assessment We’re here to help. If you have any further questions please reach out to our hiring manager Janine Thorpe at *************@nextsense.org.au. Good luck NextSense is a child safe organisation, candidate compliance with child protection legislation is essential. #J-18808-Ljbffr