Trainee Audiology Practitioner

Specsavers; Banks; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days leave per year

Employer pension contributions

Birthday day off

Specsavers Perks

WeCare employee support

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking an Audiology Practitioner to join our teams in Chorley and Leyland. You will be enrolled on the Specsavers AP course, training to completion with support from a Hearing Aid Dispenser, learning ear wax removal, hearing aid fitting and programming, and handling related admin tasks.

Once trained, there may be opportunities to move into other roles within the store or wider business. Specsavers offers comprehensive training and development opportunities and a generous benefits

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal English skills.
• Keen interest in self-development and learning.
• Desire to progress in audiology and related admin tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support audiology services within Specsavers stores.
• Train on the Specsavers AP course and complete with HAD guidance.
• Assist with ear wax removal, hearing aid fitting and programming, dome and tube replacements.
• Perform administrative duties as part of daily store operations.

Skills

English communication

Self-development

Patient management systems familiarity

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, fit and programme hearing aids, fitting new domes and replace tubes. This role will also involve a degree of admin 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.

Our stores

You will be to supporting our stores in Chorley and Leyland, both easily accessible by public transport.

Our team

We have a 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 £25,194 per annum
• Full-time: 37.5 hours per week working 5 days with a requirement to work 1 weekend day each week
• 28 days leave per year
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
• 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 our 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).