Paediatric Audiologist | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in East London is seeking a candidate for a role in the paediatric audiology department. The ideal applicant should possess strong interpersonal skills and be comfortable working with children and families in a busy environment. Responsibilities include performing diagnostic audiological procedures, supporting service management, and supervising junior team members. Candidates must be IT literate and preferably familiar with Auditbase. A commitment to high standards of patient care is essential.

Qualifications

• Preferably have experience working in a paediatric audiology department.
• Flexible in a busy environment.
• Essential to have experience in IT and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Perform diagnostic audiological procedures and provide specialist hearing aid service.
• Support management of the joint service.
• Participate in clinical audit and governance projects.
• Supervise junior staff and manage workload.

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

IT literate

Experience in Auditbase

Ability to deal with children

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position 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.

About the Service

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 centres and hospitals including the Hackney Ark Health Centre, The Royal London Hospital, West Ham Lane Health Centre, Loxford Polyclinic, Wood Street Health Centre, 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.

Key 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.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Friday 12 Dec 2025.