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Job summary

Main area
Audiology
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00 (but flexibility for 08:45-16:30))
Job ref
427-7779327
Employer
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal United Hospitals Bath
Town
Bath
Salary
£24,465 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/03/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust logo

Audiology Admin Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support our Audiology team.

The majority of this role will be supporting patient queries on the phone, particularly Monday-Wednesday, but you will also cover some reception duties, email queries, bookings, and provide full clerical services to the team in the Audiology and ENT Outpatient Departments.  

You will be keen to learn about the different services offered by the Audiology Department and to work with colleagues to support our service users.  You will join a friendly team working towards delivering excellent audiological care to our patients.

Main duties of the job

This role mainly involves taking telephone enquiries and responding to emails. You will effectively book and administer patient appointments and follow ups, working with other departments when necessary.  Training will be available to support you to deliver basic hearing aid servicing as required by patients.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more aboutliving and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further details.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name

David French

Job title

Head of Audiology

Email address

[email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills
  • Educated to minimum GCSE/O level or appropriate experience
Desirable criteria
  • Proficient user of IT with excellent keyboard skills

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge & previous experience of working in the NHS or similar patient focused environment
  • Experience of telephone work
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience working on a reception desk
  • Knowledge of and previous experience of using Millennium and Microsoft Office

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to patients and staff at a range of levels, including on the telephone
  • Organised, efficient and able to prioritise work load
Desirable criteria
  • Good customer service skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWomens Staff Network

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
David French
Job title
Head of Audiology
Email address
[email protected]
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