Senior Audiologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 25/06/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This Senior Audiologist role involves providing advanced diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services for adults, including those with special needs. You will manage a caseload, perform complex audiological investigations, and liaise with other professionals. The position also includes mentoring junior audiologists and taking responsibility for the department in the absence of the head of service, contributing to maintaining clinical and professional standards.
Key responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of adult patients including both aural rehabilitation and diagnostic audiometric testing.
- Plan, perform, interpret, and report on a range of subjective and objective audiological investigations to a high level of competence.
- Liaise effectively with other agencies and professionals in the management of patient care plans.
- Assist in the maintenance and calibration of audiological equipment.
- Provide training, seminars, and clinical advice at local level.
- Participate in departmental audit, research & development.
Essential criteria
- BSc Audiology
- RCCP and/or HCPC registration
- MSc in Audiology with competency certificate
- Demonstrable post graduate clinical experience in balance assessment and general audiology
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Job summary
This role can provide additional
responsibility in mentoring junior audiologists and providing supervision over
them. This allows you to share your knowledge within the field to ensure the
development of Audiology. Furthermore, this allows you to master your craft
within your given specialism in Audiology.
Main duties of the job
Working within a multi-disciplinary team,
this role involves the provision of a range of routine and advanced diagnostic
and rehabilitative Audiology services for adults of all ages including patients
with special needs. In this grade an experienced, qualified technician performs
work involving much greater responsibility and autonomy, including activities,
which are complex and non-routine. Supervision of other staff, including
technical assistance, can be expected at this level.
A senior audiologist is responsible for the
running of this department in the absence of the head of service and works with
the head of service to ensure that clinical and professional standards are
maintained at all times. You will have an additional responsibilities in an
area of interest at this level it would be expected that some degree of first
line management training would be available.
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