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Job summary

Main area
Audiology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4 days per week)
Job ref
264-7721152-SUR-B
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 Per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/03/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Paediatric Audiologist

Band 6

Job overview

Are you a passionate and experienced audiologist looking to make a real difference in patients’ lives? Kettering General Hospital is seeking a motivated professional to join our dynamic Audiology Department. While our department serves both adults and children, this role focuses primarily on paediatric audiology, providing care for UHN patients at our Kettering site. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills, contribute to a supportive team, and help shape the future of audiology services in our hospital.

Main duties of the job

  • Conduct age-appropriate audiological assessments for children aged 6 months to 18 years, including behavioral and objective testing methods. Experience with objective assessments is highly desirable.

  • Lead Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA) clinics, interpreting results to make confident clinical decisions.

  • Perform paediatric hearing aid verification and validation, ensuring children receive optimal auditory support.

  • Communicate results and recommendations to parents and carers with empathy, clarity, and sensitivity.

  • Support adult audiology services as needed, including assessments, hearing aid fittings, repairs, and ENT cover.

 

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and this role forms part of that new collaboration. 

Our Excellence Values:

  • Compassion
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Courageous
  • Accountable

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc (Hon) Audiology or Equivalent (BAAT Part1+2)
  • Registration with AHCS OR HCPC
  • Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
  • MSc Audiology
  • Membership of BAA/BSA

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience in the field of Paediatric Audiology
  • Assessment, fitting & verification of hearing aids in paediatrics.
  • Experience in using VRA, distraction, impedance testing, and OAE’s
  • Teaching of junior staff
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of dagnostic ABR testing
  • Experience of providing tinnitus rehabilitation in children

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to work in a team and independantly
Desirable criteria
  • BSL

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kathleen Purvey
Job title
Deputy Head of Audiology UHN
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536492136
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