Trainee Audiology Practitioner

Specsavers; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £18,928–£21,840 p.a.

Pension auto-enrolment

Birthday day off

Specsavers Perks

Job summary

Specsavers Abingdon is seeking an Audiology Practitioner to train on the AP course alongside a Hearing Aid Dispenser, learning essential skills including ear wax removal while handling some reception duties.

We offer a supportive team, comprehensive training, and the potential to progress within the store or Specsavers network as you develop your audiology career.

Qualifications

• Good written and verbal English
• Wax removal qualification/certificate preferred
• Willing to train and develop in audiology discipline

Responsibilities

• Help customers hear better and advise on hearing solutions
• Carry out reception duties and manage store flow
• Enrol on Specsavers AP course and complete training with HAD support
• Perform ear wax removals when appropriate
• Support store in Abingdon and occasional work at Newmedica Abingdon as needed

Skills

English fluency

Customer service

Willingness to learn

Education

Wax removal qualification/certificate

Tools

Patient management systems

Job description

Want to help the nation hear clearer than ever? As an Audiology Practitioner at Specsavers, you can work alongside your partners and colleagues to help more customers with their hearing, faster. You will be enrolled onto the Specsavers AP course and will train to completion, with the support of a Hearing Aid Dispenser (HAD), learning valuable skills such as being able to perform ear wax removals. This role will also involve a degree of reception duties too.

Once fully trained there may be the opportunity to move on to other roles within the store or wider business. Here at Specsavers, your opportunities are endless. We would be especially keen to chat to candidates who have a wax removal qualification/certificate.

Our stores

You will be to supporting our store in Abingdon and once you have successfully passed the wax specialist part of our AP course, there will also be a requirement to work 1 day per week at Newmedica Abingdon.

Our team

We have a small and friendly team on the Audiology side of the business with a good mix of experience who are looking forward to meeting you.

What's on offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

• Salary up to £18,928 per annum and if you have an appropriate wax removals qualification/certificate, then salary will be £21,840 per annum
• Part-time: 28 hours per week working 4 days per week (22.5 hours midweek) and every Sunday (5.5 hours)
• 28 days leave per year (pro rata) plus enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• Benefits include Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
• WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most

While we don't need you to have a degree or any specific qualifications to enrol on this programme, we do need you to have a few skills to get started here.Firstly, you'll need to have good written and verbal English skills, so we know you can communicate effectively with your customers and colleagues. You'll also need to have a keen interest in self-development, desire to further your skills, and then ideally a fluency in use of patient management systems (but don't worry if you don't have that last one).