Senior Audiologist
The closing date is 22 July 2026
You will be a vital member of our team and provide hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings and follow-ups for adult patients both within the Hospital as well as in the community. Core to this role is involvement with complex adult patients, adults with Learning Difficulties and vestibular clinics.
You will also have significant involvement with the paediatric service, for hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings and ABR testing of newborn babies.
The position involves frontline patient contact and therefore highly developed interpersonal skills are necessary. The role provides a significant opportunity for a talented candidate seeking a more advanced clinical post as well as a position within the departmental senior team. We invest in further training and will facilitate further opportunities for motivated individuals.
Main duties of the job
- Perform a range of diagnostic audiological tests in adults, as well as fit and fine-tune hearing aids in accordance with national and local protocols
- Provide support for ENT clinics, including testing of children and adults with Learning Difficulties
- Perform hearing tests on children aged approximately five and above
- Fit hearing aids to children from birth
- Carry out ABR testing on newborn babies
- Carry out clinics in community locations across the local area
- Involvement in developing the RUH audiology service
- Demonstrate own duties to others and provide training to junior clinicians, when required
- Recognise problems beyond own area of knowledge and expertise and refer onwards or seek advice as required
- Update own professional knowledge-base of current protocols and recommended procedures
- Contribute to local departmental audits as well as research and development
Job responsibilities
- 1. Clinical and Technical
Perform hearing assessment and hearing aid fitting in adults and children, from birth, adhering to BSA guidelines. Competence in behavioural testing, including play audiometry and modified techniques for pure tone audiometry with more complex patients is required.
Extensive experience of independently carrying out electrophysiological testing, including ABR on newborn babies, plus ASSR, is essential to this role.
Selection, fitting and evaluation performance of hearing aids to children of all ages, according to MCHAS guidelines. Knowledge and experience with a range of hearing aids, as well as prescriptive fitting methods such as DSL version 5, is required, as is experience with verification techniques, i.e. REMS and RECDs
Competence in adult rehabilitation, including assessments such as pure tone and speech audiometry with non-routine, complex patients is required
Experience of counselling patients with tinnitus is required, as well as experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams involved in the treatment of patients with complex needs
Ability to work independently and plan individualised management plans with the multi-disciplinary team, whilst ensuring that the patients needs are considered at all times
Work closely with multidisciplinary and multiagency teams, including medical staff, audiology colleagues, and Hearing Therapy to ensure effective delivery of individual management plans
Ensure clean and tidy working areas in accordance with local decontamination and infection control protocols
Participate in research and service development projects as required by the department
- 3. Clerical and Administrative
Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the hospital Patient Administration System (PAS)
Record accurate, concise and timely information into the PAS following each patient contact. Order and schedule appointments when required and provide support for queries from patients via telephone and email
Assist with ensuring continuity of stock, maintaining stock databases, restocking consumables in clinic rooms and delivering effective and efficient hearing aid provision
Preparation of stock as required for outreach clinics
Assist with other administrative duties when required
- 4. Teaching and training
Develop own knowledge and skills in line with the Knowledge and Skills Framework for the post
Ensure Trust mandatory training remains up to date and maintain CPD record
To demonstrate duties to students, new staff and volunteers supporting the repairs service
Attend appropriate training courses
Training of junior clinicians and clinical staff
- 5. Management and supervision
Participation within the senior management team and facilitation of effective working relationships within the Trust and throughout the wider professional network
Supervision of junior clinicians and audiology trainees and involvement in training courses provided by the Audiology Department to other professional groups
Person Specification
Education
- MSc in Audiological Science or STP in Audiology
- Registration with RCCP/HCCP
- Member of British Academy of Audiology and/or British Society of Audiology
- Advanced courses in Audiology
Experience
- Experience of working as an independent clinician with complex patients and those with LD
- Experience of hearing assessments and hearing aid fittings using REMS and RECD
- Experience with Auditbase, NOAH, Target, Genie, patient management software and Microsoft Office
- Experience of independently carrying out ABR tests on newborns
- Experience of vestibular testing
- Knowledge of NHS service provision and pathways
- UK Driving Licence and access to a car
- Ability to remain calm and professional in busy situations
- Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels
- Ability to facilitate change within the work area
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
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