Band 7 Advanced Audiologist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Birmingham seeks an Advanced Clinical Audiologist responsible for leading rehabilitation across Audiology and Hearing Implant services. Candidates should have significant experience in Audiology and a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred rehabilitation. The role offers the opportunity to lead clinical training, manage complex caseloads, and contribute to service improvement projects. Ideal candidates will possess relevant qualifications and strong leadership skills. This position is full-time with professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Unique opportunities for professional development

Collaboration with leaders in Audiology and research

Qualifications

• Registered Clinical scientist or Clinical Physiologist HCPC, or AHCS registered in appropriate Modality.
• Significant post Qualification experience in Audiology.
• Experience of assessment and management of patients with complex hearing needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead rehabilitation across Audiology and Hearing Implant services.
• Manage a caseload of complex adults while supporting service development.
• Provide clinical support and leadership across Audiology and the Hearing Implant Programme.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Leadership capability

Proactive approach

Strong interpersonal skills

IT skills

Education

BSc or Equivalent in Audiology

MSc Audiology or equivalent experience at M-Level

Recognised Leadership Qualification

Job description

Band 7 Advanced Audiologist

Closing date is 14 December 2025

We are seeking an experienced and motivated clinician to join our team as an Advanced Clinical Audiologist on a full time basis leading rehabilitation across our Audiology and Hearing Implant services. This advanced-level, split-role position offers a unique opportunity to shape and develop integrated rehabilitation pathways for adults with hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis, balance difficulties and hearing implants.

In this role, you will provide specialist assessment and rehabilitation for complex adult patients, lead the adult tinnitus and hyperacusis services and oversee the delivery of cochlear implant rehabilitation. You will play a key role in service quality, clinical governance and innovation across both specialties.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about driving improvement and delivering high-quality hearing care. The successful candidate will bring strong clinical expertise, leadership capability and a proactive, flexible approach. The role includes line management, clinical training, departmental leadership along with opportunities to lead innovation projects. In return, you will join a world-class hospital, collaborating with leaders in Audiology, Otology and Audiological Research. We offer unique opportunities for professional development, research and career progression.

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred rehabilitation and driving service improvement, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Interviews will be held on 22/12/25.

Main duties of the job

This advanced-level role is for an experienced clinician to lead rehabilitation across both Audiology and Hearing Implant services. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, rehabilitation, and management for complex adult patients. They will act as the clinical lead for the adult tinnitus and hyperacusis services, along with leading the development and delivery of rehabilitation pathways within the cochlear implant programme.

In this split role, you will manage your own caseload of complex adults across both Audiology and Hearing Implant services, while working collaboratively with colleagues to support ongoing service development. You will play a key role in integrating audiological and therapeutic approaches to optimise outcomes for patients with hearing loss, tinnitus, balance difficulties, and hearing implants.

You will provide clinical support and leadership across Audiology and the Hearing Implant Programme, with responsibilities including maintaining service quality and driving continuous service improvement. Additional duties include supporting clinical training, providing line management, and contributing to the wider departmental leadership team.

This role requires flexibility, a high degree of autonomy, and a proactive, innovative approach. You will bring specialist expertise supported by strong theoretical knowledge and practical experience, and you will be expected to maintain and develop your professional skills.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Qualifications

• *BSc or Equivalent in Audiology
• *Registered Clinical scientist or Clinical Physiologist HCPC, or AHCS registered in appropriate Modality
• *MSc Audiology or equivalent experience at M-Level
• *STP, HTS or completion of other higher level clinical training
• *Recognised Leadership Qualification

Experience

• *Significant post Qualification experience in Audiology
• *Experience of assessment and management of patients with complex hearing needs
• *Experience of delivering training
• *Experience of partaking in quality assurance
• *Experience working within a hearing implant programme
• *Experience of developing and implementing research proposals
• *Experience of line managing staff
• *Experience of leading service improvement projects
• *Experience of leading clinical service provision

Additional Criteria

• *Ability to make judgements in specialist area involving highly complex facts which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
• *Good level of IT skills to include word processing, use of spreadsheets and databases and powerpoint
• *Detailed knowledge of rehabilitation/therapeutic strategies.
• *Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to include ability to communicate with the hearing impaired and patients with dementia, and specialist patient group.
• *Able to work alone as well as in a team
• *Ability to be mobile, if required, operating across UHB sites plus potential national and international travel. This may involve occasional overnight stays.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.