Specialist Audiologist

Main area Audiology Grade Band 6 Contract 23 months (Fixed term contract, ending March 2027) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 200-NN-712849-AHP-Z-MK

Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St George's Hospital Town London Salary £44,806 - £53,134 Per annum including inner london HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 17/04/2025 08:00

Specialist Audiologist

Band 6

*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers

Job overview

An interesting opportunity has arisen for a specialist audiologist with a passion for adult audiology, to join the Audiology Team at St George's NHS Hospital for a period of 23 months. The post-holder will be expected to deliver a variety of clinics focused on adult audiology, such as providing advanced diagnostics, being involved in clinics for adults with additional needs, and contributing to the adult direct access pathways including doing clinics but also assisting in developing, executing and auditing pathway initiatives such as adult hearing aid masterclasses. An in-depth level of knowledge and experience of the relevant BSA and BAA protocols is therefore required. The ideal candidate would be a well-rounded, motivated audiologist with leadership qualities, a passion for service excellence, who displays good scientific practice. The suitable applicant will be able to maintain and build on their skills in other clinical areas such as hearing therapy, vestibular or paediatrics.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to deliver services at St George’s Hospital and nearby satellite clinics. You will also be expected to participate in research, service reviews and departmental audits in addition to contributing to the development of the audiology service.

Working for our organisation

The Department of Audiology and Audiological Medicine at St. George's Hospital provides a diagnostic and rehabilitative audio-vestibular service to people of all ages encountering problems with hearing, balance and tinnitus. You will be working within a large, dynamic and friendly multidisciplinary team who strive to offer an exceptional standard of patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification, included in the job advert, for more information.

Person specification

Skills and knowledge

• Demonstrate reflective practice
• Organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of BSA/BAA/NHSP protocols
• BSL knowledge
• Auditbase
• Teaching skills

Experience

• Clinical Audiology to have cemented baseline knowledge
• Clinical Audit
• Worked within national protocols such as BSA, NHSP, BAA
• Work in non-standard audiology area
• Practice in non-standard area (HT / vest / paed aud)

Qualifications

• State registration with HCPC / RCCP
• MSc in Audiology or equivalent
• Certificate / Diploma in specialist area
• Course(s) in hearing therapy/vest/paeds

Other

• Good English written and verbal communication skills
• Good time management

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.

If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.