Audiologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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 role is for a qualified Audiologist to join a small, friendly Adult Hearing Service at King's NHS Trust, covering Princess Royal University and Beckenham Beacon Hospitals. The post holder will provide audiological support to ENT, including hearing assessments, fitting and maintaining NHS hearing aids for adults, and participating in routine duties to deliver excellent patient-centred care. The position requires strong communication skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a small team, and a commitment to service development.
Key responsibilities
- Provide routine audiological support to ENT colleagues for adults and children.
- Perform routine audiological assessments and rehabilitation of complex adults, following BSA and national recommended protocols.
- Select and fit appropriate NHS BTE hearing aids to adults with hearing loss ranging from mild to profound.
- Formulate patient-centred management plans tailored to patients' needs.
- Take ear impressions of patients when clinically necessary and choose appropriate moulds.
- Provide counselling, rehabilitative support, advice for patients and signpost to additional resources.
Essential criteria
- BSc,MSc in Audiology or equivalent
- Competent in : Diagnostic Audiology for adults and children over 5, fitting of digital Hearing Aids to adults and rehabilitation
- Competent to perform ear canal impression taking
- Able to communicate effectively with : patients with severe to profound hearing loss,carers,collegues
- Able to work effectively as part of a small team and autonomously
- Excellant written skills - clients medical records, clinical reports and email communication with colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD
- Experience with Auditbase
- Experience performing otoacoustic emission testing
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £36,943 – £44,900 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Audiologist
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a qualified Audiologist to join our small, friendly non AQP Adult Hearing Service covering the Princess Royal University and Beckenham Beacon Hospitals within King's NHS Trust. The Audiology department is a non AQP service which provides audiological support to ENT. This includes performing hearing assessments for ENT clinics, fitting and maintaining NHS hearing aids for adult patients, participating in routine duties within a team working within professional boundaries to provide excellent patient centred care. The main site is the Princess Royal University hospital, there will be ENT clinics at the Beckenham beacon which the post holder will be expected to cover when necessary. We provide the opportunity to fit the latest range of Signia BTE NHS hearing aids and CROS/ BiCROS hearing aids. The chance to be part of a small, friendly department that excels at providing excellent patient care. The post holder will require;
- Excellent communication skills
- Patient centred care skills
- The ability and initiative to work independently and as part of a very small team
- We are looking to welcome a colleague who is also able to support service development and use their clinical expertise to improve patient care
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