Main area Audiology Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (Secondment/fixed term contract until 13th August 2027) Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 360-B-11626
Department name West Herts – General Staffing Site Cross Site Town Cross Site Salary £33,677 – £40,996 pa inc HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 05/08/2026 23:59
Job overview
We have a Band 5 Audiologist role for 37.5 hours a week, available at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Working in the Audiology Departments of WHHT, helping the adult hearing-impaired population, by diagnosing and treating hearing loss.Based across the 3 hospital sites. Hours 7.50-18.00.
Must have a BSc in Audiology or equivalent, with relevant in-service training.
RCCP or equivalent registration is an essential requirement if already qualified.
RCCP registration or equivalent registration must be applied for if your qualification is pending.
Please note this is a 12 months fixed term/secondment
Main duties of the job
You must have NHS experience either as a qualified Audiologist or as a student on placement.
You will be covering ENT clinics, doing Direct referrals, reassessments, hearing aid fittings, follow ups and hearing aid repairs.
You will need to be flexible, a team player and enjoy working with the elderly and hearing impaired.
Working for our organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” on the application form.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Show and communicate a complex understanding to all.
Analyse and interpret information.
Work effectively without direct supervision.
Provide specialist clinical and technical services.
Format account databases and generate patient records.
Careful use of expensive equipment and its maintenance.
Propose changes to improve service.
Assist in departmental projects as required.
Clinical supervision.
Careful and accurate recording of patient sessions onto Auditbase.
To participate in mandatory staff training sessions.
To participate in any department research and development.
Person specification
Education and qualifications:
- BSC in Audiology or equivalent audiological qualifications.
- RCCP/HCPC/ACHS registered or working towards it.
- Member of BAA.
Knowledge:
- Confidentiality issues.
- Confident in all aspects of routine Audiology.
- Experience in using Auditbase patient management system.
Experience:
- Appropriate audiology in service training.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.
As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Name Emma Amos Job title Interim Manager Audiology Email address Emma.Amos@nhs.net Telephone number 01727 897835
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Watford General HospitalVicarage RoadWatfordHertfordshireWD18 0HBTelephone 01442 365234
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