Senior Paediatric Audiologist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Senior Paediatric Audiologist for a permanent role. The position involves diagnostic assessments, rehabilitation planning, and providing training. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and recent experience in Paediatric Audiology. This role offers a competitive salary and a full-time schedule in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Significant and recent post-qualification experience in Paediatric Audiology.
• Experience in an NHS setting or equivalent.
• Experience in hearing aid verification and validation.
• Experience with Paediatric Audiology diagnostic assessments.

Responsibilities

• Perform diagnostic hearing assessments on children aged 6 months to 25 years.
• Adapt techniques to individual patient needs.
• Create individual rehabilitation plans for each patient.
• Provide training to in-house and external groups.

Skills

Excellent communication

Excellent teamwork

Ability to deliver work to defined timescales

Education

BSc/MSc Audiology or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Job summary: An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paediatric Audiologist for a permanent band 6 Senior Paediatric Audiologist role. We are an IQIPS accredited department and strive to deliver a high quality service. We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to perform and continue to develop the excellent standards of Audiology care. You need to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to actively support the service in delivering a high-quality patient care. You must have experience in the management of complex and non-routine caseload in the specialist areas of paediatric audiology, including working with patients and families and with a multidisciplinary team. This role involves highly specialist patient care delivered in an effective, caring and compassionate service to patients. The post holder is required to abide by the NHS values and the Constitution.

Main duties

• Perform diagnostic hearing assessment on children from 6 months up to 25 years of age and analyse the results (in line with national and local protocols), including:
• • Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
  • Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA)
  • Performance testing
  • Speech testing
  • Otoscopy
  • Tests of middle ear function using tympanometry
  • Diagnostic Otoacoustic Emissions
• Identify when further investigations are necessary, and make appropriate referrals in a timely manner.
• Adapt techniques to suit the individual patients need.
• Work as an independent practitioner without supervision providing clinical services directly to patients.
• Create individual rehabilitation plans for each patient whilst maintaining a flexible approach and responsive attitude to patient need.
• Establish a good rapport and work with patients of all ages, including gaining their cooperation in clinics and self-management at home.
• Verify and validate hearing aid prescriptions for paediatric patients using real ear and coupler measurements.
• Provide training both in-house and to external groups when required, including STP Trainees.
• Supervise junior staff when required.
• Actively participate in Audit and quality assessment tools.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serves a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country, with a full range of services including a hyper-acute stroke unit and rehabilitation units.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital with 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, plus Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, recognised for training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Details

Date posted: 29 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a year pa incl

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Compressed hours

Reference number: 337-NP-8885SM-A

Job location: Central Middlesex Hospital, Acton Lane, Park Royal, London, NW10 7NS

Qualifications and experience

• Education Essential: BSc/MSc Audiology or equivalent
• Registered with HCPC/RCCP/AHCS (or eligible for registration)

• Knowledge and experience Essential: Significant and recent post-qualification experience in Paediatric Audiology; experience in an NHS setting or equivalent; experience in hearing aid verification and validation; experience in Paediatric Audiology diagnostic assessments
• Desirable Experience of audit; theoretical knowledge and understanding of Auditory Brainstem Response testing

• Skills Essential: Excellent communication skills to build good rapport with colleagues and patients; excellent teamwork; ability to deliver work to a defined timescale and meet deadlines

Other information

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a DBS check may be required.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please refer to the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Central Middlesex Hospital, Acton Lane, Park Royal, London, NW10 7NS

Employer's website: lnwh.nhs.uk