Senior Audiologist

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled Audiologist to join our busy team and deliver high-quality diagnostic and rehabilitative services for adults, including hearing aid fitting and patient-focused care.

The role requires expertise in audiological assessments, rehabilitation planning, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• BSc in Audiology or equivalent.
• Registered with HCPC or relevant body.
• Experience in tinnitus and hearing loss management and rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of diagnostic audiology assessments in line with standards.
• Assess and rehabilitate adults referred from Primary Care or ENT.
• Conduct comprehensive tests including pure tone audiometry, tympanometry and probe microphone measurements.
• Analyse and interpret results to inform patient care pathways.

Skills

Diagnostic tests

Hearing aid fitting

Interpreting clinical information

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

BSc Audiology

BAAT Parts 1 & 2

HCPC registration

Tools

Auditbase

Epic EPR

Job description

Job Overview

Are you an enthusiastic and patient‑centred Audiologist looking to make a real difference in people’s lives? We are seeking a skilled professional to join our friendly and dynamic team, delivering high‑quality diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services.

Job Overview

Are you an enthusiastic and patient‑centred Audiologist looking to make a real difference in people’s lives? We are seeking a skilled professional to join our friendly and dynamic team, delivering high‑quality diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services.

We’re Looking For Someone Who Is

• Compassionate and committed to delivering excellent patient care
• Confident in performing diagnostic tests and interpreting complex clinical information
• Skilled in hearing aid fitting, programming and verification
• An effective communicator, able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Organised, adaptable and motivated to continually develop their professional practice

Main duties of the job

• Perform a wide range of diagnostic audiology assessments, including both basic and advanced tests, in line with national professional standards and local protocols.
• Assess and rehabilitate adult patients referred from Primary Care or ENT, supporting individuals with hearing loss, tinnitus, and complex audiological needs.
• Conduct comprehensive audiological tests, including pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, and probe microphone measurements.
• Analyse and interpret diagnostic results, ensuring accurate clinical decision‑making and effective patient pathways.
• Prepare clear, detailed reports summarising diagnostic findings and personalised care plans, integrating complex clinical, technical and social information—even when incomplete or conflicting.
• Fit, programme, and verify digital hearing aids, ensuring optimal benefit for patients, including ear mould modification, adjustment, and follow‑up care.
• Manage ongoing hearing aid maintenance and review, supporting patients to make the most of their technology and maintain long‑term hearing health.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc in Audiology, BAAT Parts 1 & 2, or equivalent
• Registered with Academy for Healthcare Science or Health Care Professions Council

Desirable criteria

• MSc in Audiology/Healthcare

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post‑graduate clinical experience in audiology, including assessment and management of tinnitus and hearing loss
• Supervising and mentoring junior staff
• Clinical audit and service development

Desirable criteria

• Use of Auditbase patient management system

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Detailed knowledge of current British Society of Audiology and British Academy of Audiology practice guidance relevant to the role

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand‑new £100m state‑of‑the‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.