Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- Band 3/4 (band 3 progressing to band 4)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-SUR-SO-8962
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Westcliff on Sea
- Salary
- £25,760 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Associate Audiologist
Band 3/4 (band 3 progressing to band 4)
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Here is an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Trainee Associate Audiologist.
This is an apprenticeship training position that will include completion of a foundation degree in Audiology. Alongside this training, you will be supported by our departmental mentoring team to begin seeing patients in the adult population covering Southend, Castle Point and Brentwood areas.
Main duties of the job
- Hearing assessment and the prescribing / provision of appropriate rehabilitative devices and strategies to patients
- Fitting and maintenance of hearing aids to adult patients across sites managed by Southend Audiology
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as part of the audiological team; planning and carrying out hearing assessments and rehabilitation to adult patients.
Please see attached the job description for further information and details of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 3 GCSEs at C/4 or above including English and Maths
- 32 UCAS points to access professional training (1 A level at grade C / BTEC National Diploma at grade M, T level pass overall)
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to relay and interpret clinical information
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with deaf/hard-of-hearing people
Knowledge / Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience within a customer care setting
- Good organisational skills
- Able to use a range of IT applications such as Office
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a healthcare environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joseph Blackaby
- Job title
- Audiology Manager (Southend)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 44 33503
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