Audiologist

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Geddington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and qualified Audiologist to join our clinical team. The role delivers diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology procedures to adults and non-complex children, including direct referrals and ENT clinic support.

Support across Kettering, Irthingborough (Nene Park Hospital) and Corby; UK driving licence with car access is essential. NHS experience is preferred; independence for routine adult appointments is expected.

Qualifications

• NHS experience preferred
• Ability to work independently for routine adult appointments
• UK driving licence and access to a car is essential

Responsibilities

• Undertakes routine diagnostic and rehabilitative procedures for non-complex adults, including Direct Referrals, Re-Assessments, Follow Ups, 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

Job 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-face interview. We are looking for a motivated and qualified Audiologist to join our friendly team to help deliver a comprehensive range of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology procedures to adults and non-complex children. Ideally we are looking for someone who has NHS experience and can work independently for all routine adult appointments including:

• Direct referral
• ENT clinical support
• Fittings
• Review
• Repairs

In addition, experience with children's diagnostic testing aged 4 and above would be favourable. Although based at Kettering General Hospital we also have clinics at Irthingborough (Nene Park Hospital) and Corby that you will be asked to support, and therefore a UK driving license and access to a car are essential.

• 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

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.