Senior specialist Audiologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This Senior Audiologist role is a Band 6 position, working 37.5 hours per week across adult and paediatric services. The post involves providing high-quality audiological diagnostics and rehabilitation, working autonomously to perform investigations and support differential diagnoses. You will manage hearing aid services, advise junior colleagues, and contribute to paediatric diagnostic and rehabilitation services, including diagnostic ABR.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates understanding of issues surrounding hearing impairment and impact on quality of life for the whole family
- Ability to prescribe and fit hearing aids
- Demonstrates ability to conduct appropriate hearing tests on a wide range of patients
- Demonstrates a knowledge of test protocols
- Experience of man management
- Knowledge of equipment and calibration issues
- Demonstrates excellent communication/interpersonal skills
- Good non-verbal communication skills
- Good time management
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively without direct supervision
- Demonstrates good organisational/prioritising skills
- Good computer skills
Desirable criteria
- Sign language skills
- Extended range of therapy skills
- Advanced rehab skills
- BSC audiology or equivalent
- Membership of professional bodies
- Msc Aud registered HAC dispenser
- Qualified practitioner with NHS clinical experience, with clinical responsibility
- Exposure to advanced diagnostic testing
- Track record of hearing aid management for varied population and from Direct access referrals
- Responsibility for running own clinics
- Knowledge and skills
- Demonstrates understanding of issues surrounding hearing impairment and impact on quality of life for the whole family
- Ability to prescribe and fit hearing aids
- Demonstrates ability to conduct appropriate hearing tests on a wide range of patients
- Demonstrates a knowledge of test protocols
- Experience of man management
- Knowledge of equipment and calibration issues
- Demonstrates excellent communication/interpersonal skills
- Good non-verbal communication skills
- Good time management
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively without direct supervision
- Demonstrates good organisational/prioritising skills
- Good computer skills
- Sign language skills
- Extended range of therapy skills
- Advanced rehab skills
- BSC audiology or equivalent
- Membership of professional bodies
- Msc Aud registered HAC dispenser
- Qualified practitioner with NHS clinical experience, with clinical responsibility
- Exposure to advanced diagnostic testing
- Track record of hearing aid management for varied population and from Direct access referrals
- Responsibility for running own clinics
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £45,953 – £54,254 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 2d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Senior Audiologist Band 6 (Adult and paed split role)
37.5hours per week over 5 days
If you are driven by quality, patient and staff engagement, a desire to improve patient care and want to work within a Trust similarly committed then this is a post you will want to apply for.
Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Audiology is committed to providing the highest quality services to the population we serve, or audiology departments are state of the art and our team is outstanding. So we are looking for an outstanding clinician to join our team
You will have a BSC Audiology or equivalent ( BAAT or CAC qualifications, or an approved diploma with CCC.) You must have appropriate NHS or other experience consistent with your qualifications.
This band 6 post will be working across both adult and paediatric services, We provide hospital based clinics for the adult hearing aid services for the local general population and adults with learning disabilities, along with Hearing therapy , vestibular services and group clinics . Our paediatric service is hospital based for diagnostic and rehab work while we also deliver second tier services for our paediatric population in a community setting.You will also be supporting our private dispensing clinics.The work is varied with opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge while working in an outstanding team of multidisciplinary
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