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Job summary

Main area
Audiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
12 months (Fixed term)
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time 37.5 hours per week)
Job ref
230-45437532-SURG-H
Employer
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot Hospital
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/11/2025 23:59

Employer heading

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust logo

Audiologist

NHS AfC: Band 5

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further 

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel. 

 

Job overview

Audiologist 

37.5 hours per week

Fixed term for 12 months 

Closing Date: 26th November 2025

Interview Date: TBC 

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. 

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more

#JoinTeamEliot

Main duties of the job

To provide a diagnostic and rehabilitation service to audiology patients. This includes adults with learning disabilities, additional disabilities, or special needs. To ensure that a consistently high quality, complex and sophisticated clinical service is provided, meeting the highest national and international standards. The post holder will maintain own professional knowledge and contribute to the clinical developments of the department.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care’  takes centre stage.  An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.  Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits:  On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working,  extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To ensure that all patients are assessed accurately, and by the most suitable combination of clinical tests, to enable further clinical and medical decisions to be made regarding each patient’s management within the trust.
  • To provide or assist in providing specialist assessment of severely learning-disabled adults and those with complex additional needs. 
  • To interpret, with support, erroneous results and recommend further investigations as required.
  • To perform assessments and fitting for hearing aids and amplification devices.
  • To make and implement appropriate management and treatment plans.
  • Make recommendations to ENT medical team on suitability of hearing aid fitting.
  • Recognise conditions that require medical treatment and take necessary action to ensure this is followed up by relevant medical practitioner.
  • Recognise faults in hearing aids and repair or replace as appropriate.
  • Take aural impressions for the manufacture of ear moulds, to select ear mould type and adapt ear moulds for comfortable fitting if necessary.
  • Understand that there may be significant barriers to acceptance of hearing loss and rehabilitation. Counsel patients and relatives on the benefits and limitations of hearing aids, advising on rehabilitation, and offer patients an understanding of their hearing condition.
  • To provide a diagnostic and rehabilitation service to audiology patients. This includes adults with learning disabilities, additional disabilities or special needs.
  • To ensure consistently  high quality, complex and sophisticated service is provided, meeting the highest national and international standards.
  • The post holder will maintain own professional knowledge and support the team with clinical developments of the department, including achieving and maintaining IQIPs accreditation

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential criteria
  • BSC or MSc in Audiology or equivalent.
  • BAAT parts 1 and 2 or equivalent.
  • Diploma in Audiology/HND MPPM or equivalent.
  • Registered with RCCP/HCPC or eligible for registration, must be working towards this.
Desirable criteria
  • BSL stage 1 or deaf awareness training.
  • Higher qualification in Audiology.
  • Additional relevant qualifications.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience in clinical audiology.
  • Experience of management of tinnitus and complex adult patients.
  • Experience of electronic patient management systems.
  • Experience of testing children during ENT clinics.
  • Experience of electrophysiological diagnostic audiological assessment procedure.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Enhanced empathetic skills in patient care to build social connections
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
  • Counselling and therapeutic skills.
  • Maintaining professional standards when under pressure.
  • Able to maintain and demonstrate an understanding of patient confidentiality and compliance with data protection.
  • Proven planning, organizational & prioritizing skills.
  • Excellent IT knowledge and skills.
  • Good analytical and judgement skills.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Team player and able to work using own initiative without direct supervision.
  • Ability to adapt to change by quickly and easily adjusting to new situations.
  • Ability to acquire new concepts/skills and apply them easily.
  • Sound logic and common-sense.
  • Ability to demonstrate discretion
  • Demonstrable professional appearance and manner.
  • Ability to be considerate to the needs of the hearing impaired and the family/carers

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementDisability confident employerStep into healthPride In Veterans

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
Natasha Kettle
Job title
Deputy Operational Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07345456414
Additional information

Contactable during the below working hours -

Tuesday          09:00 - 17:00

Wednesday  09:00 - 17:00

Thursday        09:00 - 15:00

Friday               09:00 - 17:00

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