Paediatric Audiologist

Are you an audiologist looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career in paediatric audiology? This is a great time to join Paediatric Audiology at UHDB. We are expanding our team, and this new Band 6 post represents growth within our service rather than a replacement vacancy. We have benefited from significant investment in our facilities and are developing a new, state-of-the-art paediatric audiology department, as part of our ambition to provide an excellent, patient-centred service for children, young people and their families. We are equally committed to investing in our people and actively believe in growing our own. Professional development is central to our department. We support three STP trainees, staff undertaking HST modules and an HSST trainee, within a strong culture of learning, supervision and ongoing development. We are looking for an enthusiastic audiologist who holds an undergraduate degree in audiology and appropriate professional registration, and who wants to develop their career in paediatric audiology. You will join an experienced and supportive team, with opportunities to develop your clinical skills and contribute to quality improvement, service development and our journey towards IQIPS accreditation. If you want to join a service that is growing, investing and looking to the future, we would love to hear from you. The main purpose of this role is to provide a range of clinical care working in one or more specialist areas of Paediatric Audiology. The post holder will regularly work across sites and alone at outstations. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining clinical records in relation to the activities carried out. The post holder will also supervise or train less experienced staff and be a point of contact for junior staff regarding routine cases, and provide advice regarding the specialist area(s) they work in. The post holder may also lead a team working in a specialist area. Closing date of applications: 18 November 2026 Date of interview: 2 December 2026 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  
  We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.