Senior Audiologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
The Hearing Services Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary is seeking a highly motivated and outgoing Senior Audiologist. This role involves delivering comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative services for adults across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, requiring travel to various clinical settings. The successful candidate will also have opportunities for rehabilitation and vestibular work, and potentially research. Applicants need a BSc Audiology Honours degree or equivalent and at least one year of experience in a Hearing Services department.
Essential criteria
- At least 12 months practical experience.
- Evidence of experience of competence of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiological procedures.
- Good understanding of clinical governance
- Demonstrates On-going personal development
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate well in a variety of settings with patient
- Ability to act autonomously within the scope of the role
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using Practice Navigator Patient Management system
- Experience of vestibular function tests
- Experience of using Affinity systems.
- Experience of paediatric testing
- BSc in Audiology or equivalent
- BAAT part 1 and 2
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development or evidence of reflective profile
- Satisfactory attendance records throughout training period
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance
- RCCP Registration
- Experience of using Practice Navigator Patient Management system
- Experience of using Unity systems, Genie & Connex, Target hearing aid fitting software
- Driving licence and access to motor vehicle
- Valid driving licence and access to a motor vehicle in order to attend outlying clinics
- Communication and relationship skills
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate well in a variety of settings with patients of all cultures and with differing levels of understanding
- Ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal skills and relationships with colleagues across the health setting
- Able to maintain accurate patient records
- Understands confidentiality and data protection requirements in relation to own professional practice and in the supervision of others
- Able to present factual written and verbal information and deal with questions
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical expertise
- Good understanding of clinical governance
- Ability to effectively problem solve
- Analytical and Judgement skills
- Basic Knowledge of IT
- Ability to act autonomously within the scope of the role
- Demonstrates understanding of quality and change and the importance of new ways of working
- Evidence of a role in new ways of working
- Professional Development
- On-going personal development
- Participates in formal and informal teaching
- Recognises own limitations
- Evidence of extended and further, external training
- ResourceUtilisation
- Evidence of extended and further, external training
- At least 12 months practical experience.
- Evidence of experience of competence of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiological procedures.
- Good understanding of clinical governance
- Demonstrates On-going personal development
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate well in a variety of settings with patient
- Ability to act autonomously within the scope of the role
- Experience of using Practice Navigator Patient Management system
- Experience of vestibular function tests
- Experience of using Affinity systems.
- Experience of paediatric testing
- BSc in Audiology or equivalent
- BAAT part 1 and 2
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development or evidence of reflective profile
- Satisfactory attendance records throughout training period
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance
- RCCP Registration
- Experience of using Practice Navigator Patient Management system
- Experience of using Unity systems, Genie & Connex, Target hearing aid fitting software
- Driving licence and access to motor vehicle
- Valid driving licence and access to a motor vehicle in order to attend outlying clinics
- Communication and relationship skills
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate well in a variety of settings with patients of all cultures and with differing levels of understanding
- Ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal skills and relationships with colleagues across the health setting
- Able to maintain accurate patient records
- Understands confidentiality and data protection requirements in relation to own professional practice and in the supervision of others
- Able to present factual written and verbal information and deal with questions
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical expertise
- Good understanding of clinical governance
- Ability to effectively problem solve
- Analytical and Judgement skills
- Basic Knowledge of IT
- Ability to act autonomously within the scope of the role
- Demonst
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Senior Audiologist
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
The Hearing Services Department at the Leicester Royal Infirmary is looking for a suitably qualified audiologist to work within their busy department. The department is looking for highly motivated, naturally talented and outgoing audiologist to join their friendly and dynamic team.
The post will involve working in a variety of clinical settings. The workload will involve working across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The applicant must be flexible enough to travel the required distance to all clinical sites.
Applicants should have a BSc Audiology Honours degree or equivalent and have had at least one years experience working within a Hearing Services department.
Main duties of the job
The successful individual will be responsible for delivering comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative services for adults, in a variety of clinical settings. The workload will involve working across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
The new audiologist will be given the opportunity to undertake rehabilitation and vestibular work within the department, as well as being offered the opportunity to undertake some research as required.
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