Paediatric Audiologist | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in London is seeking an experienced audiologist to perform specialist diagnostic procedures for children. The role involves managing services, supporting teams, and conducting clinical audits. The ideal candidate should possess excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, and experience in a paediatric environment. Strong familiarity with IT, including Microsoft Office and Auditbase, is essential. The position requires calm interaction with children and families in varying emotional states.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a paediatric audiology department preferred.
• Must handle anxious or distressed children and families calmly.
• Ability to work flexibly within a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform behavioral and diagnostic audiological procedures for children.
• Support management of the paediatric service.
• Participate in clinical audits and research.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

IT literate

Flexible team player

Tools

Microsoft Office software

Auditbase

Job description

Overview

The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a busy environment; the applicant will preferably have experience working in a paediatric audiology department. You must be flexible and a team player with excellent interpersonal skills. Experience in using Microsoft Office software, IT literate and numerate is essential. Ideally the candidate will be experienced in using Auditbase. In view of the nature of the service, it is essential you are able to deal calmly with children, young people and families who may at times be feeling anxious or distressed.

Service and locations

The Audiology service is managed by Barts Health and we cover several districts in East London including: Tower Hamlets, City & Hackney, Newham and Waltham Forest. We provide a service at many health centers and hospitals including the Hackney Ark Health Centre, The Royal London Hospital, West Ham Lane Health Center, Loxford Polyclinic, Wood Street Health Center, St Bartholomew\'s as well as Homerton and Newham university general hospitals. Our team is made up of over 50 staff including Audiologists, audiovestibular physicians, newborn hearing screeners and clerical staff. We work closely with colleagues in ENT and children\'s services and provide a full range of diagnostic and rehabilitative services. Although you will be mainly based at the Hackney Ark Health Centre and The Royal London Hospital, you may be asked to provide cover at other local sites within the wider Audiology service.

Responsibilities

• To perform behavioural as well as specialist diagnostic audiological procedures, and provide a comprehensive specialist hearing aid service to children, including determining care plans for individual patients, and involving carers and families as appropriate.
• To support the day-to-day management of the joint Tower Hamlets and City and Hackney Paediatric service.
• To participate in areas of clinical audit, research and clinical governance for the Audiology service, which may include designing and completing audits within own field, participating in data collection for larger projects, and contributing to the development of evidence based protocols.
• To plan and prioritise elements of own workload, within the framework of service delivery priorities as defined by the Clinical Lead and Head of Service, and supervise the work of other members of the team as appropriate, including junior audiologists, trainees and students.

Organisation and values

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is focused on improving services, patient safety and providing compassionate care. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion and an inclusive working environment.

Application information

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025.