Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Audiologist to join a dynamic team, delivering high-quality audiology services across adult and paediatric pathways. The post holder will undertake a range of diagnostic assessments, including pure tone audiometry and middle ear function tests, and contribute to patient-centred management plans.

The role involves assessing hearing and rehabilitation needs, fitting and maintaining digital hearing aids in line with national guidelines, and providing ongoing support to patients through clinics, including community and domiciliary visits where required. The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including ENT and paediatric services, ensuring coordinated and holistic care.

In addition, the successful candidate will support paediatric clinics, assist with more advanced assessments alongside senior staff, contribute to service administration, and play a role in training and supporting students. Accurate record keeping, effective communication, and a commitment to delivering high standards of care are essential.

Main duties of the job

• o To provide a range of audiometric investigations to a predominately adult population
• o To provide a comprehensive hearing aid service to a predominantly adult population
• o To provide a range of audiometric investigations and hearing aid service to children aged 6 years+ with temporary hearing loss
• o To assist in general administration duties within the Audiology department
• o To follow departmental policies and procedures, work is managed rather than supervise

About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation serving the communities of Gwent. With more than 14,000 staff and volunteers, we provide safe, high-quality, and compassionate care across hospitals, GP practices, community services, and mental health settings. As a University Health Board, research, education, and innovation are central to our work, supporting evidence-based practice and continuous improvement.

Our work is guided by the Gwent Strategy 2025-2035, which sets out our long-term ambition to create a fairer and healthier future for our population. We focus on prevention, reducing health inequalities, and working in partnership with local authorities, voluntary organisations, and communities to improve health and wellbeing.

We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where people feel valued, respected, and able to develop. Our values of Kindness, Integrity, and Respect shape how we care for patients and how we treat one another.

We offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities, flexible working where possible, and a comprehensive NHS benefits package. Working for ABUHB means being part of an organisation that values its people and offers the chance to build a meaningful and rewarding career while making a real difference to the lives of others.

Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties Adult:To carry out and take responsibility for the outcome of pure tone, speech audiometric assessments, and middle ear function tests for adults and older children referred from ENT clinics, advising patients and referring clinicians on management plans based on information obtained from these tests when appropriate.

To assess the auditory rehabilitation needs of adults with respect to their audiological status, communication skills and social needs.

To formulate appropriate management strategies based on this information, including advising patients on communication strategies, hearing aids, and assistive listening devices, or referring on to an appropriate member of staff as necessary.

To liaise with and refer to medical staff, specialist Audiology services and local support services as necessary.

To assess patients needs for hearing aids and select the most appropriate digital model in line with departmental protocols.

To carry out otoscopic examination to assess the state of the outer and middle ear (recognising contraindications to further treatment), occasionally advising and referring on to appropriate professionals those patients who have ear infections and discharging ears or impacted wax. To take ear impressions and select appropriate type of ear mould required. To carry out modifications to ear moulds using drilling and grinding equipment.

To fit a comprehensive range of NHS digital hearing aids to patients based on information obtained, using appropriate technology, following BSA guidelines.

To assess the benefit derived from hearing aids using subjective and objective measures, including appropriate questionnaires, insertion gain measurements (involving accurate insertion of probe tubes into the ear) and speech tests. To assess hearing aid function objectively using test box.

To provide ongoing assessment and maintenance for adult hearing aid users through drop in repair clinics and scheduled appointments at the Base Hospital and external clinics.

If required, to carry out ward visits and home visits to housebound patients requiring hearing aid fittings, assessments, hearing aid repairs and impressions for ear moulds.

To accurately record results of all tests, hearing aid fittings, benefit profiles and other patient contacts on departmental computerised database and maintain professional development in audiology related information technology.

Clinical Duties Paediatric:To assess the need for hearing aids of older children with temporary hearing loss, taking ear mould impressions, fitting appropriate hearing aids, and providing ongoing assessment of need and benefit through scheduled appointments. To maintain a clinical caseload of these children to ensure continuity of care. To communicate with SENCOM and senior paediatric team to ensure ongoing effective care.

To assist senior staff in testing preschool children in sound field tests if required.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential

• PTP in Audiology (or equivalent) plus RCCP Professional register

Experience
Essential

• NHS Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) Or equivalence BAAT parts I & II
• RCCP registration
• Experience in adult diagnostic hearing assessments and hearing aid fittings using real ear measurements

Desirable

• Experience in older children's hearing assessments and digital hearing aid fittings for glue ear
• Use of Auditbase database o Use of GN Otometrics, Aurical Audiology systems
• Understanding of Health and Safety issues in NHS

Skills and Attributes
Essential

• Competent in the use of IT skills
• Theoretical knowledge of more complex diagnostic Audiological assessments
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Caring nature
• The ability to travel between sites within the Health Board

Desirable

• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).