Audiologist

UHDB; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

The Adult Audiology Department at Queen’s Hospital, Burton (UHDB) invites applications for a Band 5 Audiologist on a fixed-term 12-month contract. The post offers an opportunity to gain clinical autonomy within a supportive team delivering a district-wide adult audiology service.

You will assess and treat a diverse adult caseload, work across three sites, and contribute to service development under supervision. Completion of in-house training is supported.

Qualifications

• BSc in Audiology or an equivalent qualification is required.
• HCPC registration or eligibility is essential.
• Experience working with elderly or hard-of-hearing patients is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess, fit, verify and maintain all types of hearing aids for adults.
• Conduct diagnostic tests and develop rehabilitation plans.
• Deliver adult rehabilitation appointments and ENT clinic support.
• Collaborate with ENT clinics and tinnitus service as required.
• Travel across sites (Queen’s Hospital Burton, Sir Robert Peel Hospital, Tamworth, and Samuel Johnson Hospital).

Skills

IT skills for patient records

Auditbase familiarity

Education

BSc in Audiology or equivalent

HCPC registered or eligible

Tools

Auditbase

Hearing aid software

Job description

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats oryou require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.

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Job overview

Audiologist – Band 5

Adult Audiology

Queen’s Hospital, Burton
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Fixed Term – 12 months
Full‑time (37.5 hours per week)

The Adult Audiology Department at Queen’s Hospital, Burton is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Audiologist to join our small, friendly, and busy service. This post is suited to an Audiologist who will be looking to consolidate their formal education and build on their clinical skills in the Adult field.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop clinical autonomy while working within a supportive team environment. The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of a high‑quality, district‑wide adult audiology service across sites operated by the Trust.

To assess and treat own patient caseload, and maintain associated records.

To perform Audiology assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.

Burton‑On‑Trent is situated with easy links to all of the Midlands having excellent road (A38, A50, M1, M42) and rail links.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work in a wide range of clinical settings, including the various hospitals run by the trust. They will be required to assess, fit, verify and maintain all types of hearing aid to the adult population. They will undertake a full range of diagnostic clinical tests, providing rehabilitative care plans where required. They will carry out a variety of adult rehabilitation appointments, as well as testing both adults and children during ENT clinics. In addition, the post holder will be fully involved in making recommendations to the clinical lead for service development.

The successful applicant will join our Adult Team of Audiologists, Hearing Therapists and Assistant Audiologists, to provide a comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative service which will include working with patients on the Complex and Direct Referral pathways.

The department also works closely with and provides support for ENT clinics. In addition to this the department provides a comprehensive tinnitus clinic.

You will be expected to work across three sites, Queens Hospital Burton, Sir Robert Peel Hospital, Tamworth, and the Samuel Johnson Hospital, Lichfield, so a willingness to travel is essential.

A willingness to undertake further training is essential, in house training and full clinical supervision will be supported by the department.

Closing date of applications: 4th November 2026

Interview date: 18th November 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

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Person specification

Qualification

• BSc in Audiology or equivalent with previous experience
• RCCP or HCPC registered (or eligible for registration)

Experience

• Experience of working with elderly and/or hard of hearing patients.
• Post Graduate Qualification Experience
• Previous work in NHS Audiology Department

Skills and Ability

• Evidence of good IT skills for maintaining up to date patient records
• Previous use of Auditbase and a variety of hearing aid software

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
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UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offences 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.