Paediatric Audiologist (Permanent, Full time/Part Time, Bank)

Blmk Icb; Bedford, Luton; Remote; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior Paediatric Audiologist with advanced paediatric training to join our team. The post involves autonomous work at a senior level, delivering comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiology services for babies, children and young adults.

You will have an advanced skill set and will work across two hospital sites, Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable, contributing to patient-centred care and service improvement.

Qualifications

• MSc Audiology or STP (Audiology) or HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist (or equivalent experience with willingness to undertake further training)
• BAA membership

Responsibilities

• Work as an independent practitioner providing specialist clinical services to patients, including assessment and rehabilitation of adults and children (newborn to young adult).
• Creation of individual rehabilitation plans from a range of options, engaging patients/families as active partners.
• Management of patients with complex or special/additional needs, including cases with conflicting results or incomplete information.
• Establish good rapport and gain patient cooperation in clinics and at home.
• Promote clinical excellence as a specialist practitioner, staying up-to-date with technologies and knowledge.
• Work effectively with the team and share knowledge across disciplines.
• Undertake domiciliary visits and contribute to policy development and training materials.
• Maintain departmental statistics and records; participate in training and mentoring programs.

Education

MSc Audiology

STP (Audiology)

HCPC registration as Clinical Scientist

BAA membership

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Audiologist (Permanent, Full time/Part Time, Bank)

The closing date is 15 October 2026

We are looking for enthusiastic senior Audiologists with further specialist Paediatric training to join our team. We are ideally looking for a full time team member, however, we are very happy to be flexible and will also consider part time hours or a bank assignment. We are open to considering any hours you are able to offer.

Bedfordshire Hospitals Audiology service is an Adult and Paediatric Service based on two Hospital sites, Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable Hospital. You will contribute to delivering a high-quality, patient-centred assessment and (re)habilitation service for our population of babies, children and young adults.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work autonomously at a senior level, participating in the provision of a comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiology service for children of all ages, including complex cases.

You will require an advanced and specialised diagnostic and rehabilitative skill set and knowledge base.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

Work as an independent practitioner providing specialist clinical services directly to patients, to include the assessment and rehabilitation of adults and children (newborn to young adult).

Creation of individual rehabilitation plans selected from a range of possible options, engaging the patient/family as an active partner in the decision-making process guided by a flexible, inclusive and responsive approach based on patient/family need.

Responsibility for and management of patients with complex and/or special and additional needs, including cases referred by other members of the team due to conflicting results or incomplete information.

Establishment of good rapport, including gaining patients co-operation in clinics and self-management at home.

Promote clinical excellence as a specialist practitioner, maintaining a high level of specialist expertise in routine and non-routine testing and rehabilitation methods, to include expertise in a range of techniques, procedures and technologies. The latter will involve keeping up to date with new or emerging technologies and knowledge.

To work effectively in, and share knowledge, skills, expertise and advice with the team, wider multi-disciplinary team, patients, families, and other agencies.

Undertake domiciliary visits at home and on hospital wards as required.

To contribute to policy development, review and implementation including participation in the production and revision of policy documents, operating procedures and training materials.

Participate in maintenance and collation of departmental statistics. Maintaining Departmental and Hospital records including use of the Patient Management System, stock control systems, and equipment calibration and service records. Participate in the Departments professional, clinical and statutory training, including the training of students, junior staff and colleagues from related disciplines. To participate in the departments preceptorship and mentoring program as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MSc Audiology or
• STP (Audiology) or
• Registration with HCPC as a Clinical Scientist (or equivalent experience with willingness to undertake further training)
• BAA membership

Experience

• Experience in training and clinical supervision of staff and students, including training at specialist level.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Excellent clinical skills, including undertaking, interpreting, reporting on, advising on, and formulating care plans (where several options may exist) based on specialist tests and knowledge
• Ability to prioritise workload and adapt to interruptions
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively with the hearing impaired, their families and care-givers
• Ability to manage barriers to understanding
• Ability to assimilate and convey highly complex and sensitive information using communication skills appropriate for communication situation (patients, families, colleagues, teaching situations, etc.)
• Ability to impart difficult news about emotive topics, including counselling upset and distressed patients and families Requires developed motivational, empathetic, re-assurance and counselling skills
• Audiology-related counselling course/training
• Breaking Bad News training course

Knowledge

• Frequent exposure to uncontained body fluids
• Computer skills, including management of PMS, report writing, programming hearing aids, use of excel and statistical packages, preparation of training materials.
• Physical skills: highly developed physical skills requiring a high degree of precision (to undertake probe mic placements and aural impression taking in neonates, babies and children.) Ability to work in restricted positions.
• Clear knowledge of confidentiality issues and obligations
• Good time management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to use own initiative
• Motivated and flexible
• Medical fitness

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable
• Open/Reflective/Warm
• Enthusiastic and self-aware
• Creative and Flexible
• Team focussed

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearRetention Premium (RRP) 10%