Audiologist
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Kettering, NN16 8UZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 November 2026
14 days leftJob description
Please note that this position is based within a clinical setting. Should your application be successful, you will be required to attend a face-to-fac...
- Undertakes routine diagnostic and rehabilitative procedures for non-complex adults, including Direct Referrals, Re-Assessments, Follow Up's, and Repairs - Clinical support will be provided for complex cases
- Provides expert clinical service for ENT support clinics
- Undertake routine testing for children aged 5-18
- Assist with non-clinical audit, service evaluations and maintenance of department protocols
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.
We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- BSc (Hon) Audiology or BAAT Part 1 and 2
- Registered to practice as an Audiologist/ Clinical Scientist with either Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS)
- Evidence of CPD
- Membership of BAA, BSA
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- NHS Experience
- Worked as a qualified audiologist for at least 1 year post qualification
- Knowledge of working with a wide range of hearing aid software
- Routine and Complex Hearing aid work and verification
- Worked with younger children performing routine hearing tests
Desirable: - Familiarisation with Auditbase PMS
Skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively and accurately communicate sensitive information to patients and relatives
- Ability to overcome barriers to communication in patients of all ages, especially with the profoundly deaf and patients reliant on sign or language interpreters
- Able to adapt communication to meet the needs of the situation
- Ability to effectively communicate highly technical and/or condition related information to patients and/or carers
- Ability to work with a level of autonomy to assess, diagnose, differentially diagnose and manage patients and their families.
- Ability to work in a team and to independently deliver clinical and non-clinical tasks
- Effective IT skills including experience of Microsoft Office and Audiology software systems
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Empathetic
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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