Senior Audiologist

You will be a vital member of our team and provide hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings and follow-ups for adult patients both within the Hospital as well as in the community. Core to this role is involvement with complex adult patients, adults with Learning Difficulties and vestibular clinics.

You will also have significant involvement with the paediatric service, for hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings and crucially ABR testing of newborn babies.

The position involves frontline patient contact and therefore highly developed interpersonal skills are necessary. The role provides a significant opportunity for a talented candidate seeking a more advanced clinical post as well as a position within the departmental senior team. We invest in further training and will facilitate further opportunities for motivated individuals.

Main duties of the job

Perform a range of diagnostic audiological tests in adults, as well as fit and fine-tune hearing aids in accordance with national and local protocols

Provide support for ENT clinics, including testing of children and adults with Learning Difficulties

Perform hearing tests on children aged approximately five and above

Fit hearing aids to children from birth

Carry out ABR testing on newborn babies

Carry out clinics in community locations across the local area

Involvement in developing the RUH audiology service

Demonstrate own duties to others and provide training to junior clinicians, when required

Recognise problems beyond own area of knowledge and expertise and refer onwards or seek advice as required

Update own professional knowledge-base of current protocols and recommended procedures

Contribute to local departmental audits as well as research and development

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.

We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!

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