Job summary
Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an enthusiastic Audiologist to join the Adult Rehabilitation and Diagnostics team. You will have a BSc in Audiology or BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) or equivalent, and be registered, or in the process of registering, with RCCP/AHCS/HCPC.

We are recruiting for a fixed term full time position (37.5 hours per week) to 31st August 2027.

Main duties of the job
The successful applicants should have general Adult and Paediatric Audiological experience.

The post holder will be expected to support routine ENT (adult and paediatric) clinics as well as adult rehabilitation clinics. There will be scope for further training and development in other areas of audiology.

About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

The Audiology Department of Guy's and St Thomas's Foundation Trust has three main areas, General Audiology, The Paediatric Cochlear Implant Programme, and the Adult Auditory Implant Programme.

Working with administrative and audiological staff, the post holder will work across the two sites of Guys Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital.

Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will:

• Perform otoscopy, tympanometry, pure tone audiometry on adult and paediatric patients
• Perform aural rehabilitation with adult patients
• Comply with departmental policies and procedures

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Essential

• Basic assessment and management of adult patients with hearing difficulties.
• Ability to formulate appropriate clinical management plans based on good case history information, and to seek further assistance when required.
• Ability to prioritise and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Previous experience of working in a clinical Audiology environment.
• Good IT skills
• High standard of oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with a range of patients with different requirements.
• Theoretical knowledge of behavioural and electrophysiological diagnostic audiological and vestibular assessment procedures in the adult population
• Knowledge and experience of equipment maintenance and calibration
• BSc Audiology or equivalent
• Registered or in process of registering with RCCP or HPC

Desirable

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impaired adults, including associated problems such as tinnitus handicap, and hearing aid and auditory implant technology
• Experience of research and development activities, including audit of clinical outcomes as required
• Awareness of national Audiology and NHS developments
• Membership of BAA and/ or BSA

Details
Salary: £38,488 to £46,852 a year p.a. inc. HCA (pro rata)
Band: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term, 8 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 196-LIS10879M

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Senior Specialist Audiological Scientist, Satheesh Sriskandarajah, satheesh.sriskandarajah5@nhs.net, 02071882211

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. 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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.