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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice within the Audiology department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate will undertake a thirty month Apprenticeship at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. They must be motivated with excellent communication skills, committed to providing a high standard of care and have an ability to work within a team. They will be expected to become competent in a wide range of diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiology procedures including hearing tests and the fitting of hearing aids.

They will complete a Foundation Degree in Hearing Aid Audiology at De Montfort University, with learning carried out in block weeks at the university and the majority of time spent in the Audiology departments at Kings Mill and Newark Hospitals, consolidating their knowledge and practical skills. Previous experience of dealing with the public or working within a team would be an advantage.

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, the candidate will be eligible to register with the Health and Care Professions Council with the possibility of further study at BSc level.

To become competent in a wide range of diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiological procedures including pure tone audiometry, the fitting of hearing aids and hearing aid repairs/reassessment.

Main duties of the job

In order to undertake the Foundation Degree the candidate must;

• Be aged 18 years or above on entry to the programme.
• Have GCSE Grade C or grade 4 in Maths, English or Level 2 equivalence prior to applying for HCPC registration and before the End Point Assessment.
• 32 UCAS points from at least one science A level or equivalent (alternative relevant educational experience will be considered for mature students).
• Have a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) status or equivalent.
• Be in sufficiently good mental and physical health to be able to practise without risk to yourself or others.
• Applicants who have qualified outside of the UK, whose first language is not English, need to be able to demonstrate the ability to communicate in English to the standard equivalent to level 7 of the International English Language Testing System, with no element below 6.5
• Have the right to work in England, and have resided in the UK for at least 3-years prior to the programme start date.
• Spend at least 50% of their working hours in England.
• Be working a minimum of 30 hours per week (in audiology) and be paid at least the minimum wage. If over 21 years old: alternative relevant educational experience will be considered for mature students, including the Hearing Care Assistant Course, experience in working with people, administration, finance and management (will need to demonstrate with an up to date CV and references).

Working for our organisation

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.