Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Audiologist to join our team.

We are ideally looking for skills in specialist paediatrics (diagnostics and rehab) and / or balance, although the role has scope for flexibility depending on skills, experience and interests.

The service is committed to training and wider professional development set within a supportive and friendly team.

You will have a degree (or equivalent) in Audiology with postgraduate training, and hold professional state registration.

Main duties of the job
Clinical Role
You will have a solid foundation of experience and can demonstrate specialist skills, preferably in Paediatrics and / or Balance.

You will be working independently in this area and have a solid under-pinning knowledge and experience.

As an integrated team seeing patients of all ages, there is scope to work across service pillars adding scope for variety and development in the role.

The service is proud to be IQIPS accredited since 2014 and, as part of the team, you will be part of pushing forward service quality and the technical knowledge of the department.

You will be part of a friendly team who are keen to share learning and are supportive in peer development. There is a proven track record of creating opportunity for wider training, research and academic study.

Management Role
You will be part of the day-to-day operational decision-making to maintain effective clinics and a quality service.

You will be encouraged to take ownership of an area to oversee and develop. You will work with other members of the senior management team to plan strategically and facilitate quality improvement.

You will be encouraged to develop novel ideas and implement change with a view to improving care, working practice and the reputation of the service.

As a lively training centre, your skills will be valuable in supervising STP or placement students.

About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN
Date posted: 12 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum (pro-rata if part-time)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 193-7965498NCG

Job description
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• MSc Audiology or equivalent experience
• Practical competency qualification, eg BSc, CAC, HTS, STP

Desirable

• Evidence of professional registration HPCP or RCCP - or due to obtain in the near future
• Practical competency qualification

Experience
Essential

• 3 years experience of working in an Audiology department
• Experience of working with routine and complex patients
• Experience of specialist paeds and / or balance

Desirable

• Service improvement /development
• Clinical audit and research
• Experience of managing and developing a section of a service

Professional Skills
Essential

• Diagnostic audiometric techniques and rehabilitation to BSA/ BAA standards
• Skills in complex audiology
• IT literacy

Desirable

• Experience of service development
• Experience of development and implementation of clinical protocol and policy
• Experience of complex Paediatrics and / or balance

Other
Desirable

• BSL Sign language level 1 or higher, or evidence of deaf awareness training

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.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Scientist
Rency Kalarickal
rency.kalarickal@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
01183227238

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