Highly Specialist Paediatric Audiologist
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Stevenage, SG1 4AB
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
We are recruiting for a Paediatric Audiologist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to o...
Perform and interpret diagnostic tests and explain the results of these tests to patients, relatives and carers in an appropriate and empathetic manner, being sensitive to the complex communication difficulties of patients who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Select, fit hearing aids & verify benefit for routine and complex babies and children.
Have a multi-agency approach to audiological care and understand the role of the RNID and National Deaf Children's Society and NHSP.
Supervise/observe and assess audiologists and students as and when required and will be responsible for appraisals of lower grade staff.
Be professionally and clinically responsible and accountable for all aspects of their own work, updating knowledge and skills to maintain continuing professional development.
Have specialised knowledge of paediatric audiology and be able to perform a range of routine and complex procedures that are underpinned by both a specialised and broad theoretical knowledge.
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Audiology or equivalent
- BAAT Part I & II or CCC or equivalent certificate of clinical competency
- AHCS registration
- CPD portfolio of evidence
Desirable
- HCPC registration as Clinical Scientist
- MSc Audiology
- Completed HTS Modules/other post graduate qualification/breaking the news course/M level modules in paediatric audiology
- Stage 1 or above BSL
Previous Experience
Essential
- Assessing babies and children's hearing using behavioural testing, VRA, Play/Performance Audiometry, Speech testing
- Paediatric Rehabilitation including hearing aid fitting and adjustment
- Experience working within NHS within paediatric Audiology
Desirable
- Diagnostic Auditory Brainstem response testing experience.
- Experience in breaking the news of diagnosis
- Leadership courses/experience of line management
- Previous experience of overseeing Student trainees
Skills
Essential
- Good Communication Skills to deal with general public enquiries
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Strong computer skills (use of Excel, power point etc)
Desirable
- Leadership skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of routine and non routine Audiological test procedures
- Knowledge of implant criteria
Desirable
- Research / clinical auditing
Other Requirements
Essential
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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