Paediatric Audiology Assistant

NHS Trust; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

UHDB in Derby and Burton invites applications for a Paediatric Audiology Assistant. You will support the delivery of safe, high-quality audiology care for children and young people, working with experienced paediatric audiologists and families throughout their audiology journey.

You do not need to be an audiologist; we seek someone who is caring, organised and eager to learn. Training and competency assessments will develop the skills required under supervision.

Qualifications

• Good general education including English and Mathematics at GCSE or equivalent.
• Healthcare, care, child development or sensory support qualification.
• Experience working with children, young people or families in care, education, community or customer-facing settings.
• Experience working effectively as part of a team.
• Understanding of working within agreed procedures and escalating concerns when needed.
• Experience in NHS, healthcare or clinical environments.
• Experience supporting babies, children or young people during care, assessment or treatment.
• Experience with stock control, equipment checks, ordering supplies or maintaining clinical rooms.
• Competency in standard computer applications and learning clinical information systems.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of safe, effective and high-quality audiology care for children and young people.
• Assist in two-tester clinics and with components of hearing assessments after training.
• Undertake hearing aid checks, maintenance and repairs and handle ear impressions.
• Help families with hearing aid care and usage, and support storage and organisation of clinical rooms.
• Manage stock, equipment checks, deliveries, and annual stocktakes; coordinate calibration and servicing of audiology equipment.
• Maintain accurate electronic records using Auditbase and Smart4Hearing.

Skills

Experience with children and families

Teamwork

Procedures compliance

NHS/healthcare experience

Stock control / equipment handling

Computer applications / clinical IT

Education

GCSE English & Maths or equivalent

Healthcare/child development/sensory support qualification

Job description

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats oryou require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Paediatric Audiology team as a Paediatric Audiology Assistant.

This is a varied role combining hands‑on clinical support with the practical organisation that helps a busy audiology service run safely and effectively. You will work alongside experienced paediatric audiologists, supporting children, young people and their families through their audiology journey.

You do not need to be an audiologist. We are looking for someone who is caring, organised, practical and keen to learn. You will receive training and competency assessment to develop the skills required for the role, working under the direct or indirect supervision of Specialist Paediatric Audiologists.

If you enjoy working with children and families, have excellent attention to detail and would like a role that combines people, practical skills, technology and teamwork, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Paediatric Audiology Assistant, you will work closely with our specialist team to support the delivery of safe, effective and high‑quality audiology care for children and young people.

Your clinical work will include supporting audiologists in two‑tester clinics, assisting with agreed elements of hearing assessments and, following training and competency sign‑off, undertaking activities including hearing aid checks, maintenance and repairs and taking ear impressions. You will also help children, young people and their families with practical aspects of hearing aid care and use.

There is also an important operational side to the role. You’ll help ensure that our clinical rooms are prepared and properly stocked; undertake equipment checks; manage and replenish clinical stock; receive deliveries; support annual stocktakes; and coordinate the calibration, servicing and repair of audiology equipment. You will also maintain accurate electronic records using Auditbase and Smart4Hearing.

You will work within clear procedures and an agreed scope of practice, with support and supervision from experienced paediatric audiologists. Just as importantly, you will learn when to stop, seek advice and elevate concerns.

We are particularly interested in applicants who can combine a warm and child‑friendly approach with excellent organisation, accuracy and attention to detail.

Closing date of applications: 4 November 2026

Interview date: 18 November 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Please note this position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person specification

Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements

• Good general education, including English and Mathematics at GCSE grade 4/C or above, or equivalent.
• Relevant healthcare, care, child development or sensory support qualification.

Experience & Knowledge

• Demonstrable experience of working with children, young people or families in a care, education, community or customer‑facing setting.
• Demonstrable experience of working effectively as part of a team.
• To be able to demonstrate understanding of working within agreed procedures, recognising the limits of own competence and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Experience of working in an NHS, healthcare or clinical environment.
• Experience of supporting babies, children or young people during care, assessment or treatment.
• Experience of stock control, equipment checks, ordering supplies or maintaining clinical rooms.

Skills and Ability

• To be able to demonstrate competency in the use of standard computer applications and able to learn clinical information systems.

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part‑time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

All correspondence relating to your application will be sent to you via our trac.system account. Please ensure that you regularly check your emails; this includes junk/spam, as your security settings may not recognise the sender.

Anyone from outside of the UK (excluding from the Republic of Ireland) will need permission from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to work in the UK and may also need entry clearance before travelling here.

UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right the work in the UK via:

• the points–based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

During the course of its employment activities, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust collects, stores and processes personal information about prospective, current and former staff.

Our Privacy Notice includes applicants, employees (and former employees), workers (including agency, casual, honorary and contracted staff), volunteers, trainees and those carrying out work experience – please refer to our Privacy Notice available on our Trust website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/information-governance

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Tendai Ngwerume Job title Head of Paediatric Audiology Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01332 785663 Additional information

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.