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Audiologist
Grade
Band 5/6 (dependent on experience)
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover. Possibility of extension and / or permanent contract in the future)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (Compressed hours, 4 day week)
Job ref
387-DT1826-NG-A
Employer
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Michaels Hospital
Town
Bristol
Salary
pa pro rata
Closing
27/09/2025 23:59

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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust logo

Audiologist/Senior Audiologist

Band 5/6 (dependent on experience)

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

Are you a newly qualified or an experienced Audiologist looking for the next step in your career? Do you want to join an Audiology team that is highly skilled and encourages professional development?

Join UHBW as an Audiologist/Senior Audiologist where you will join our dynamic, welcoming and forward-thinking Audiology team.

Join us at this exciting time; having recently been nominated for Clinical Team of the Year, we are a well-established and ambitious department that opens opportunities and supports professional development.

We are offering a 12 month fixed term maternity leave cover with the possibility of extension and/or a permanent contract in the future. 

What We Offer:

  • A supportive and collaborative work environment;
  • Opportunities for professional development and training;
  • The chance to work in a large, diverse team of Audiologists, Clinical Scientists, Hearing Therapists and administrative staff;
  • The ability to contribute to the teaching and mentoring of future Audiologists;
  • Award-winning well being package.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will act as an autonomous practitioner, delivering specialised audiology assessments and treatments while managing your own patient caseload.

You will be planning and prioritising your workload while delegating tasks within a multi-disciplinary team. This includes:

-        Supervision, training and up-skilling of staff including: Associate and Assistant Practitioners, and students

-        Providing expert audiology assessments and treatments

-        Managing and prioritising your own patient caseload

-        Collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care

-        Working across Bristol & Weston hospitals, primarily at St Michael’s and Southmead Hospitals, but also at outreach sites

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic audiologist with a passion for patient care and a commitment to professional excellence? Are you ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our mission of providing outstanding healthcare? If so, we want to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document (s) attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Audiology Degree or BAAT/ BTEC Parts 1 and 2
  • HCPC/RCCP Registered as appropriate
  • Evidence of relevant knowledge and skills developments in all areas of the advertised role including attendance at relevant M level modules in Tinnitus, Hyperacusis and Rehabilitation
  • Evidence of continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
  • A post graduate diploma in Audiology
  • Involvement in Relevant Special Clinical Interest Groups

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Effective communication & empathetic skills both verbal and written
  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and delegate
  • Demonstrate assessment, analytical and reflective skills across a diverse patient group
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
  • Ability to effectively perform patient diagnosis, assessment and rehabilitation
  • Experience of supervision of other staff e.g.. assistants / technical instructors
  • Knowledge of clinical Governance and its application to Audiology
  • Ability to work to deadlines in a stressful environment
  • Ability to travel between sites
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership Skills
  • Presentation Skills
  • Ability to effect and manage change

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working as part an Audiology Team
  • Evidence of previous experience and participation in audit
  • Contributing to clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience at Band 6 level
  • Clinical Supervision of students and assistant staff
  • Experience or knowledge of working in a community setting

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDDisability Confident - two yearsVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Pastoral CareStep into healthMenopause Workplace PledgeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldPride In Veterans

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Caroline Bracewell
Job title
Clinical Scientist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01173427710
Additional information

Leah Hill : Leah. [email protected]

Parminder Munde: [email protected]

0117 3427710 or 0117 4141041

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