Adult Audiologist - Audiology

Bidvane; Southall; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Adult Audiologist for a six-month post, primarily at Northwick Park Hospital with duties across Central Middlesex and Ealing hospitals.

You will conduct diagnostic assessments and rehabilitation, fit hearing aids, take impressions, and contribute to student training and research, with occasional travel between sites.

Qualifications

• Audiology degree or equivalent and HCPC/RCCP registration or working towards.
• Experience with adult diagnostic and rehabilitation caseloads.
• Knowledge of NICE guidelines and health service governance.

Responsibilities

• Assess adults using audiometry, tympanometry, speech testing.
• Take ear impressions and modify earmoulds as needed.
• Select and fit hearing aids, evaluate fittings with real-ear measurements.
• Support student training and contribute to research.
• Travel between Northwick Park, Central Middlesex and Ealing hospitals.

Skills

Audiology tests & diag

Patient communication

Team collaboration

Education

BSc or PTP in Audiology

Tools

Hearing aid fitting equipment

Real-ear / probe microphone

Job description

This six-month Adult Audiologist post sits in the Audiology Service at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, working mainly at Northwick Park Hospital and also across Central Middlesex and Ealing hospitals. The work covers adult diagnostic assessment and rehabilitation, hearing-aid selection, fitting, evaluation and follow-up, including complex cases. The role also involves supporting BSc student training and some research, with travel between sites required. Applicants need an Audiology qualification or equivalent and HCPC/RCCP registration, or to be working towards registration.

What the job involves

• Assess adults, including complex cases, using hearing and auditory function tests such as pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, acoustic reflex and speech testing
• Perform otoscopy, including for complex cases, to identify ear anatomy, abnormalities and pathology
• Analyse results, identify further diagnostic needs and investigate inconsistent or erroneous findings
• Take medical histories from patients referred directly by primary care to identify conditions requiring medical opinion, and assess disability, handicap and expectations
• Develop individual plans for routine and complex cases
• Take accurate ear impressions, including for postoperative patients and people with additional needs, and modify earmoulds using laboratory equipment
• Select appropriate hearing aids and prescription formulae based on needs assessments and test results
• Fit digital hearing aids, including for patients with additional needs
• Evaluate hearing-aid fittings using real-ear or probe microphone measurements and outcome measures such as questionnaires and speech testing
• Follow up patients to fine-tune hearing aids and refer them to specialist services where needed
• Work in line with national and departmental guidelines and protocols, recognising when they cannot be followed
• Support BSc student training and contribute to research

What’s required

Qualifications

• BSc or PTP in Audiology, BAAT parts I and II, or equivalent

Registration & licences

• HCPC or RCCP registration, or working towards registration

Experience

• Competence managing an adult diagnostic and rehabilitative caseload

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of current UK Audiology guidance, including NICE
• Knowledge of health service practices and clinical governance
• Effective communication with hearing-impaired patients of all ages
• Ability to work under pressure
• Competence in a full range of audiological testing
• Responsibility for own actions and commitment to good team working

Other

• Flexibility to travel between Northwick Park, Central Middlesex and Ealing hospitals

Nice to have

• Post-qualification experience in an adult audiology department
• Interest and aptitude in research and clinical service development
• Ability to communicate using sign language