Service development in hearing care

Hearing Care Assistants
For the last few months the Society has been working with Skills for Health and Anglia Ruskin University to develop a scope of practice and training programme for a new role within the independent hearing care sector.

Hearing Care Assistants will not be able to assess, test or prescribe hearing instruments with a view to a sale, but under the supervision of a registered hearing aid audiologist and with the right training, they can make a valuable contribution to patient care.

BSHAA is looking for d ispensing companies and sole practitioners who have an excellent support worker in their team and would you be interested in funding them, and supervising their training as a Hearing Care Assistant.

Starting in February, Anglia Ruskin University will be running our pilot programme for accredited Hearing Care Assistants – a six months University Certificate course of academic and work-place learning.

If you want to find out more you can: 

Download or read the scope of practice for fully trained Hearing Care Assistants by clicking here

Download a BSHAA document which explains how the scheme will work by clicking here

Apply to become involved in the scheme by emailing the Chief Executive in the first instance putting the words Hearing Care Assistant in the subject title.  Email here: chiefexecutive@bshaa.com