Audiologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
The Royal Berkshire Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Audiologist to join their friendly team. This role involves providing adult diagnostic hearing assessment and rehabilitation, including ENT support and hearing aid repair. The successful candidate will work across various Berkshire and South Oxfordshire locations, with opportunities for clinical skill development and involvement in service quality improvement and audit.
Essential criteria
- BSc Hons in Audiology or Equivalent
- Practical competency qualification (e.g. CCC, PTP)
Desirable criteria
- Registration, or evidence of working towards registration
- Experience in adult audiology, including assessment, hearing aid fitting and aftercare (including accurate testing and verification of hearing aids through probe mic and / or coupler measurements
- Ability to communicate complex information including relevant technical and / or condition related information to provide patients with a better understanding and allow them to make an informed choice about their health care
- Experience of utilising some wider adult rehabilitation skills (e.g. some of the following: tinnitus management/speech testing/CROS fitting/BAHA fitting/non-routine hearing assessment clinics)
- Other skills and competencies
- Competency in all areas of adult assessment and rehabilitation
- Diagnostic audiometric techniques and rehabilitation to BSA/ BAA standards
- IT literacy
- Experience of development and implementation of clinical protocol and policy
- Evidence of involvement in audit
- BSc Hons in Audiology or Equivalent
- Practical competency qualification (e.g. CCC, PTP)
- Registration, or evidence of working towards registration
- Experience in adult audiology, including assessment, hearing aid fitting and aftercare (including accurate testing and verification of hearing aids through probe mic and / or coupler measurements
- Ability to communicate complex information including relevant technical and / or condition related information to provide patients with a better understanding and allow them to make an informed choice about their health care
- Experience of utilising some wider adult rehabilitation skills (e.g. some of the following: tinnitus management/speech testing/CROS fitting/BAHA fitting/non-routine hearing assessment clinics)
- Other skills and competencies
- Competency in all areas of adult assessment and rehabilitation
- Diagnostic audiometric techniques and rehabilitation to BSA/ BAA standards
- IT literacy
- Experience of development and implementation of clinical protocol and policy
- Evidence of involvement in audit
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Audiologist
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
Band 5 Audiologist
The Audiology team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) are looking for an enthusiastic audiologist to join their friendly department. As a band 5 Audiologist you will be expected to have previous clinical experience of working independently in adult audiology clinics, although this may include university clinical placements.
You will be part of a team who are supportive and keen to share learning. Development into wider clinical areas is encouraged and supported. There is a proven track record of creating opportunity for wider training, support on recognised professional programmes and academic study.
You will have a degree (or equivalent) in Audiology and have obtained, or be working towards, professional state registration.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Role
You will have experience in providing adult diagnostic hearing assessment and adult rehabilitation work.
You will have prior experience of independently providing ENT support and hearing aid repair and maintenance for service users.
Wider experience will be considered, for example, previous work in paediatrics
The service is based in Reading, and delivered across a number of Berkshire and South Oxfordshire locations. The clinician will be part of the team working across these
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