Audiologist

Band 5

Main area

Audiology

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

343-8333955-B5

Site

St Helier Hospital

Town

Carshalton

Salary

£36,943 - £44,900 pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

29/10/2026 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

If you are driven by quality, patient and staff engagement, a desire to improve patient care and want to work within a Trust similarly committed then this is a post you will want to apply for.

Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Audiology is committed to providing the highest quality services to the population we serve, or audiology departments are state of the art and our team is outstanding. So we are looking for an outstanding clinician to join our team

You will have a BSC Audiology or equivalent ( BAAT or CAC qualifications, or an approved diploma with CCC.) You must have appropriate NHS or other experience consistent with your qualifications.

This post is for a newly qualified Audiologist. It is an opportunity to develop your basic skills and confidence under the appropriate supervision.

To work as part of the audiology team to provide diagnostics and auditory rehabilitation for both the Adult and Paediatric service

Main duties of the job

• Perform routine audiological investigations on individuals of all ages, to support the differential diagnosis of auditory dysfunction.

• Agree aural rehabilitation for adult patients, including the selection, fitting and exchange of a range of NHS digital hearing aids, the taking of aural impressions and giving advice on assistive listening devices.

• Complete routine follow up checks of hearing aid use

• Undertake routine hearing aid repair/servicing clinics

• Assist in the performance of tests and auditory rehabilitation programmes for young children.

• Assist with the performance of advanced tests of middle ear function, vestibular function tests, tinnitus evaluation and objective measurement procedures.

• Perform ward visits to in patients requiring assessment or hearing aid issue or repair

• Provide audiological support for ENT and Audiological Medicine clinics

• Undertake assessments of patients with hearing difficulties using the direct referral system, under supervision as appropriate.

• Manage own time effectively to include planning of workload in collaboration with other team members.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person specification

Education Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Audiology or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Membership of professional bodies

Experience

Essential criteria

• Qualified practitioner with NHS clinical experience
• Audiologist with clinical responsibility running own clinics

Desirable criteria

• Some Knowledge of advanced assessment and rehabilitative techniques

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates understanding of issues surrounding hearing impairment
• Ability to prescribe and fit hearing aids
• Demonstrates excellent communication/inter-personal skills

Desirable criteria

• Sign language skills

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

E: [email protected]

Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References

Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.