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Job summary

Main area
Audiology
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12 months from start date to cover maternity leave)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (core working hours, flexi time or 9 day fortnight available)
Job ref
001-HS012-0426
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital of Wales
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£32,557 - £39,631 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/04/2026 23:59

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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board logo

Audiologist

Band 5

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

·         We are kind and caring

·         We are respectful

·         We have trust and integrity

·         We take personal responsibility

OUR REGION:

Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

The Agenda for Change Pay Award for 2026/27 is effective from 1st April 2026.

Please note successful applicants with a start date from 1st April onwards the salary will be as per the 2026/27 pay award. For further detail the pay circular is available via this link https://www.nhs.wales/files/pc-resources/afc-w-02-2026-pdf-pdf?ts=1773244958086


 

Job overview

To provide a range of Adult Audiological services within Audiology at University Hospital of Wales and across Community sites in Cardiff and the Vale. Responsible for delivering safe and effective Audiology services, ensuring that clinical performance is in line with or exceeding best practice. This will include contribution to service development activity, audit, research and delivery of in-house continuing professional development activity and interagency work. To provide support and guidance, to more junior colleagues and trainees in performance of their clinical duties.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of this role involve assessment, diagnosis,  treatment and rehabilitation for Adult hearing loss patients.

This post is Fixed Term/Secondment for 12 months due to maternity cover.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc/PTP or PTP equivalence
  • Registered with HCPC or AHCS

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent experience of assessment of communication needs including hearing status
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of performing paediatric audiology assessments with school age children

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Basic computer skills
  • Teamwork skills
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker
  • Some database experience
  • More advanced IT skills

special Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to absorb and apply new information
  • Understanding of the effects of hearing impairment
  • Ability to prioritise own tasks and workload
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Audiology and PiMS/PMS patient management system
  • Knowledge of Organisational procedures/policies

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiasm
  • Excellent communicator
  • Team player
  • Ability to deal empathetically with patients and their families
  • Reliable
  • Critical Awareness

other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel to different sites within Cardiff & Vale University Health Board

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lorraine Lewis
Job title
Head of Service
Email address
[email protected]
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