Paediatric Audiologist

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a Paediatric Audiologist to deliver specialist assessments, diagnoses and hearing rehabilitation for babies, infants and young people across multiple community clinics and hospital-based settings.

The role requires paediatric audiology experience in NHS environments, strong communication with families and multidisciplinary teams, and a commitment to quality improvement while working toward IQIPS accreditation within the service.

Qualifications

• BSc/ MSc in Audiology or equivalent qualifications.
• BAA HTS Modules in Paediatric Audiology.
• At least 5 years' experience as an audiologist.
• Paediatric audiology experience in NHS clinic.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and hearing rehabilitation for infants, children and young people.
• Work across clinics (East Riding Community Hospital, Beverley, Bransholme Health Centre, New CDC Hull) and occasional acute Trust settings.
• Support children and families throughout the audiology journey from early diagnostic assessments to hearing aid fitting and ongoing management.
• Contribute to quality improvement and pursue IQIPS accreditation aligned with the adult service.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Independent working

British Sign Language

Education

BSc/MSc in Audiology

BAA HTS Paediatric Modules

Tools

Audit Base

s4h

Hearing aid software

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Paediatric Audiologist

The closing date is 29 November 2026

Make a Difference to Children's Lives Through Better Hearing

Are you a passionate and dedicated Audiologist looking to specialise in paediatric care? Do you thrive in a role where clinical expertise, compassion and innovation come together to make a lasting impact on children and their families?

We are seeking an enthusiastic Paediatric Audiologist to join our friendly and highly respected Paediatric Audiology Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality diagnostic and habilitative audiology services for babies, Infants, and young people across Hull and East Yorkshire.

Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will help shape and develop a service committed to excellence and quality improvement, with ambitions to achieve IQIPS accreditation in line with our adult audiology service.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

As a Paediatric Audiologist, you will provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and hearing rehabilitation services for infants, children and young people. You will work across our modern community-based clinics at East Riding Community Hospital, Beverley, Bransholme Health Centre, and our New CDC facility in Hull, and occasionally within the acute Trust setting.

This is a rewarding and varied role where no two days are the same. You will support children and families throughout their audiology journey, from early diagnostic assessments through to hearing aid fitting, ongoing management and multidisciplinary support.

The successful applicant will have a key role in a developing service that aims to attain IQIPs accreditation in line with the adult service, whilst working within a busy, friendly department.

We are looking for a motivated professional who possesses:

• A recognised qualification in Audiology or Equivalent.
• Experience in paediatric audiology assessment in NHS Clinic.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with children, families and multidisciplinary teams.
• A compassionate, patient-centred approach with exceptional interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work independently whilst contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.
• A commitment to quality improvement, professional development and evidence-based practice.
• Paediatric experience (behavioural audiometry /OAEs / habilitation)

About us

Working for your organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• BSc/ MSc in Audiology or equivalent qualifications.
• BAA HTS Modules in Paediatric Audiology

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• At least 5 years' previous experience working as an audiologist
• Paediatric experience (behavioural audiometry /OAEs / habilitation)
• Paediatric audiology experience in an NHS clinic

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Good written and verbal communication.
• Familiarity with basic computer navigation and operation; ability to use audiology databases (Audit Base, s4h), and hearing aid manufacturers' software.
• The ability to deal tactfully and efficiently with patients and their carers.The ability to work independently under own guidance.
• British Sign Language (BSL)

Special Attributes and other

• Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and interruptions
• Able to reflect on and appraise own performance
• Able to deal with challenging behaviour

Other Requirements

• Ability and willingness to learn new skills and, on occasion, to attend training courses outside Hull
• Ability to travel across multiple community sites, occasionally during the same day to ensure needs of the service are met.
• Willingness to undertake private study outside normal working hours
• Evidence of an interest in audiological science and practice beyond the minimum requirements of the post.

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust