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Audiologist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-7965498NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro-rata if part-time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/07/2026 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 7 Specialist Audiologist / Clinical Scientist (Audiology)

NHS AfC: Band 7

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

Band 7 Specialist Audiologist / Clinical Scientist (Audiology)

We are looking for an experienced Audiologist to join our team.

We are ideally looking for skills in specialist paediatrics (diagnostics and rehab) and / or balance, although the role has scope for flexibility depending on skills, experience and interests.

The service is committed to training and wider professional development set within a supportive and friendly team.

You will have a degree (or equivalent) in Audiology with postgraduate training, and hold professional state registration.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Role

You will have a solid foundation of experience and can demonstrate specialist skills, preferably in Paediatrics and / or Balance.

You will be working independently in this area and have a solid under-pinning knowledge and experience.

As an integrated team seeing patients of all ages, there is scope to work across service pillars adding scope for variety and development in the role.

The service is proud to be IQIPS accredited since 2014 and, as part of the team, you will be part of pushing forward service quality and the technical knowledge of the department.

You will be part of a friendly team who are keen to share learning and are supportive in peer development. There is a proven track record of creating opportunity for wider training, research and academic study.

Management Role

 You will be part of the day-to-day operational decision-making to maintain effective clinics and a quality service.

You will be encouraged to take ownership of an area to oversee and develop. You will work with other members of the senior management team to plan strategically and facilitate quality improvement.

You will be encouraged to develop novel ideas and implement change with a view to improving care, working practice and the reputation of the service.

As a lively training centre, your skills will be valuable in supervising STP or placement students.

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person specification

Edcuation

Essential criteria
  • MSc Audiology or equivalent experience
  • Practical competency qualification, eg BSc, CAC, HTS, STP
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of professional registration HPCP or RCCP – or due to obtain in the near future
  • Practical competency qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 3 years experience of working in an Audiology department
  • Experience of working with routine and complex patients
  • Experience of specialist paeds and / or balance
Desirable criteria
  • Service improvement /development
  • Clinical audit and research
  • Experience of managing and developing a section of a service

Professional Skills

Essential criteria
  • Diagnostic audiometric techniques and rehabilitation to BSA/ BAA standards
  • Skills in complex audiology
  • IT literacy
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of service development
  • Experience of development and implementation of clinical protocol and policy
  • Experience of complex Paediatrics and / or balance

Other

Desirable criteria
  • BSL Sign language level 1 or higher, or evidence of deaf awareness training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy will automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rency Kalarickal
Job title
Clinical Scientist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 3227238
Additional information

Rachel McCarthy (Head of Audiology) 0118 322 7238 / [email protected]

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