Paediatric Audiologist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Crawley; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Training opportunities

Living Wage Employer

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust's Children’s Audiology Service in Crawley is seeking a motivated Paediatric Audiologist / Paediatric Clinical Scientist (Audiology) to join our team. You will deliver age-appropriate hearing assessments and support rehabilitation for children up to 18, working within a multidisciplinary team to provide family-centred care.

You will contribute to service development, CPD, and professional supervision, with opportunities for training in hearing therapy and

Qualifications

• Paediatric hearing assessment experience in a clinical setting.
• Ability to interpret assessments and communicate outcomes clearly to families.
• Team-oriented with good record-keeping and documentation.
• Commitment to CPD and service development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver paediatric hearing assessments up to age 18.
• Support hearing aid fitting, verification, validation and follow-up.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to ensure child-centred care.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and activity data.
• Contribute to service development, audits and professional supervision.

Skills

Paediatric audiology

Family centred care

Communication with families

CPD commitment

Teamwork

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Paediatric Audiologist / Paediatric Clinical Scientist (Audiology) to join our Children's Audiology Service within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

Based in Crawley, you will provide high-quality, family-centred audiological assessment and management for infants, children and young people up to the age of 18 years. Working within a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in delivering diagnostic hearing assessments, supporting rehabilitation pathways, and contributing to service development.

You will work closely with senior paediatric audiologists, clinical scientists, audiology assistants and child development colleagues, as well as external partners including ENT services, sensory support teams, paediatricians, speech and language therapists, health visitors, school nurses and social care professionals.

This role offers excellent opportunities for professional development and may include additional responsibilities in areas such as hearing therapy, school screening training, digital communications and service development, depending on experience and service need.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Deliver a wide range of age-appropriate paediatric hearing assessments for children and young people up to 18 years of age.
• Interpret assessment findings, communicate outcomes to families and develop appropriate management plans.
• Support paediatric hearing rehabilitation services, including hearing aid fitting, verification, validation and follow-up care.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to ensure coordinated, child-centred care.
• Provide sensitive and effective communication to children, parents, carers and professionals, adapting approaches to overcome communication barriers where required.
• Participate in service development, clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives and pathway development.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and activity data in line with professional and Trust standards.
• Contribute to the supervision, training and support of junior staff, students and colleagues.
• Participate in continuing professional development, appraisal processes and clinical supervision activities.
• Support the maintenance and calibration of audiological equipment and ensure safe use of clinical resources.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Bowman Job title: Professional Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01293301000