Senior Paediatric Audiologist

Transformation Unit; East Midlands; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Descripción de la vacante

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Paediatric Audiologist (Band 6) to join a growing paediatric service at UHDB. The post involves providing clinical care across paediatric audiology, with opportunities to mentor staff and contribute to quality improvement and IQIPS preparation.

You will join an experienced team, work across sites, and play a role in professional development and service enhancement.

Formación

• BSc (Hons) Audiology or equivalent.
• Membership of BAA and/or BSA.
• Recognised qualification in British Sign Language.

Responsabilidades

• Provide a range of clinical care in paediatric audiology across sites and outstations.
• Maintain clinical records for activities carried out and supervise/train less experienced staff.
• Lead a team within a specialist paediatric audiology area and contribute to service development.

Conocimientos

Good clinical audiology knowledge (tim

Auditbase experience

Training junior staff

Educación

BSc (Hons) Audiology or equivalent

Membership of BAA and/or BSA

Recognised qualification in British Sign Language

Descripción del empleo

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 02/12/2026

Senior Paediatric Audiologist

Band 6

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 are 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 or you 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.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.

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

Are you an audiologist looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career in paediatric audiology? This is a great time to join Paediatric Audiology at UHDB.

We are expanding our team, and this new Band 6 post represents growth within our service rather than a replacement vacancy. We have benefited from significant investment in our facilities and are developing a new, state-of-the-art paediatric audiology department, as part of our ambition to provide an excellent, patient-centred service for children, young people and their families.

We are equally committed to investing in our people and actively believe in growing our own. Professional development is central to our department. We support three STP trainees, staff undertaking HST modules and an HSST trainee, within a strong culture of learning, supervision and ongoing development. We are looking for an enthusiastic audiologist who holds an undergraduate degree in audiology and appropriate professional registration, and who wants to develop their career in paediatric audiology.

You will join an experienced and supportive team, with opportunities to develop your clinical skills and contribute to quality improvement, service development and our journey towards IQIPS accreditation. If you want to join a service that is growing, investing and looking to the future, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of this role is to provide a range of clinical care working in one or more specialist areas of Paediatric Audiology. The post holder will regularly work across sites and alone at outstations. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining clinical records in relation to the activities carried out. The post holder will also supervise or train less experienced staff and be a point of contact for junior staff regarding routine cases, and provide advice regarding the specialist area(s) they work in. The post holder may also lead a team working in a specialist area.

Closing date of applications: 18 November 2026

Date of interview: 2 December 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

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Audiology or equivalent
• Membership of BAA and/or BSA
• Recognised qualification in British Sign Language

Registration

• Registration with HCPC, or AHCS

Experience

• Good level of clinical and technical audiology knowledge in specialist areas (tinnitus, balance, auditory processing)
• Previous use of Auditbase and Smart4Hearing
• Experience of training less experienced staff

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

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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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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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 Eleanor Brown Job title Clinical Scientist 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.