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Band 6
Part-time, Flexible working

Senior Audiologist

NHS Professionals LimitedWatford General Hospital, 60 Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0HB, United Kingdom£27.05 an hourCloses 25/09/2026

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Band
Band 6
Contract
Bank
Pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Posted
25/06/2026
Closes
25/09/2026

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This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.

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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

Band 6 pay context

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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