Audiologist

Transformation Unit; Huddersfield; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust seeks a newly qualified audiologist to join the Audiology acute team. You will perform routine assessments, diagnoses and rehabilitation for adults and older children, under supervision of a Senior Audiologist.

You will support supervision of students and assistants, working across base hospitals and community venues in Halifax and Huddersfield. The role includes clinics, fittings and ongoing patient care.

Qualificações

• BSc in Audiology is required.
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Responsabilidades

• Cover ENT clinics.
• Undertake direct access hearing assessment and hearing aid fittings.
• Undertake clinics to fix and repairs hearing aids.
• Participate in stock control and ordering.
• Work with senior audiologist for complex cases.
• Communicate effectively with patients with communication barriers.

Conhecimentos

BSc in Audiology

Basic IT skills

Fitting and programming digital hear-

Good clinical reasoning

Paediatric audiometry

Tinnitus management

Teamwork

Communication with complex needs

Formação

BSc in Audiology (or equivalent)

Descrição da vaga

Main area Audiology Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 372-SURG2176

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Acre mills Outpatients Town Huddersfield Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 01/12/2026

Audiologist

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

An exciting role has become available for a qualified audiologist within the trust this is a perfect role for a newly qualified audiologist wishing to gain experience within the field.

To work within the Audiology acute team, responsible for the provision of the audiology service to the patients within the Trust. To provide routine audiological assessments, diagnosis and rehabilitation to adults and older children and assist in more complex procedures. Taking responsibility for their own work yet under supervision of a Senior Audiologist.

The post holder will also be involved in the supervision of audiology students and assistants, and they will work at the base hospitals and community venues throughout Halifax and Huddersfield.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role involves the assessment and management of hearting loss in adults with some testing on older children, including but not limited to.

• Covering ENT clinics
• Undertaking direct access hearing assessment and hearing aid fittings.
• Undertaking clinics to fix and repairs hearing aids
• Participate in stock control and ordering.
• Works on own and uses initiative based on prior training when acting on changing patient information and test results in order to make changes to patient care. Access to Senior Audiologist is available if further expertise is required.
• Be aware of barriers to communication e.g learning disabilities, hearing impaired and when English is not the first language and overcome these barriers effectively.
• Ensure patient is fully informed of clinical procedures
• Manage professionally any potential disputes/complaints that may present from abusive patients, relatives or carers, refer to a senior member of staff if necessary.

This job description is an outline only and is not definitive or restrictive in any way. It will be regularly reviewed and may be amended in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS– yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff andthe local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• BSc in Audiology (or equivalent)
• Committed to personal development

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Basic IT skills
• Fitting and programming digital hearing aids.
• Good clinical reasoning skills
• Paediatric audiometry
• Tinnitus management

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Neat and accurate, demonstration of attention to detailed
• Caring and understanding nature
• Demonstrates positive attitude and behaviours
• Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties.
• Recognises own limitations and have willingness to share and learn from others
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to make decisions and problem solve when dealing with routine situations. E X X Ability to organise own work and caseload.
• Ability to organise own work and caseload.
• Approachable and supportive to junior staff
• Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £46.40, Standard £25.40 or Basic £25.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £15 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders 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.