Trainee Audiology Practitioner

Specsavers; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension auto-enrolment

Specsavers Perks

WeCare - employee support

Job summary

Specsavers in the United Kingdom is offering an Audiology Practitioner trainee role. You will be enrolled onto the AP course and trained with support from a Hearing Aid Dispenser (HAD) to learn ear wax removal, fitting and programming hearing aids, and domes/tubes replacement.

Full training program, potential progression within the store or wider business, and a warm team environment are on offer. English proficiency and a keen interest in self-development are valued.

Qualifications

• Good written and verbal English skills.
• Willingness to develop and learn.
• Interest in self-development and patient management systems familiarity (not required).

Responsibilities

• Learn to fit and programme hearing aids, and replace domes and tubes.
• Perform ear wax removals.
• Support admin duties in-store.
• Enrolment onto the AP course with HAD support.

Skills

English proficiency

Customer service

Education

Wax removal qualification

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. We would be especially keen to chat to candidates who have a wax removal qualification/certificate.

Our stores

You will be to supporting our stores in Crewe, Nantwich and Market Drayton. Our stores in Crewe and Nantwich are accessible by public transport.

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 £26,852 per annum
• Full-time: 40 hours per week working 5 days (9am-5.30pm) with a requirement to work regular weekends
• 28 days leave per year plus enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
• Bonus scheme
• 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 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).