Senior Audiologist - Adult Audiology - Stevenage - ref. e5438719
Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,
Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We’re excited to offer an rewarding opportunity for a motivated and forward-thinking Senior Audiologist to take a leading role in shaping the future of Adult Audiology within our Trust.
As the Senior Audiologist, you will help develop and grow the service across our multi-site locations. We are currently undergoing a major transformation, including significant investments in our facilities:
- Lister Hospital: Brand new ENT clinic featuring 3 state-of-the-art sound-treated booths, a workshop, and a telehealth suite.
- Danestrete Health Centre: Recently refurbished to support adult hearing aid services.
- QEII Hospital: Dedicated solely to paediatric audiology.
- Hertford County Hospital (opening Autumn 2025): A flagship Audiology hub with 20 rooms, including 8 sound-treated booths, vestibular diagnostics space, consultation and admin rooms, and dedicated areas for staff and MDT collaboration.
To support this expansion, we are investing in 6 new posts – and we’re looking for a passionate leader to oversee the adult team.
You’ll be part of a team that prides itself on delivering outstanding patient care, underpinned by strong clinical governance, robust training, and a commitment to excellence.
If you’re excited by the idea of helping shape a leading-edge Audiology service, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The department provides a comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative service to the population of East & North Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. The Audiology department operates a number of services including adult hearing aid service, diagnostic vestibular and children's assessments.
Full diagnostic support and rehabilitation services to 7 ENT consultants
Direct Access Hearing Aid Clinics
Balance Assessment Clinics using Caloric & ENG / VNG testing
Tinnitus clinics
Research and audits
Dedicated paediatric clinics including VRA / ABR/ Steady State / OAE
The ability to attend Satellite clinics is essential.
Applicants must hold a BSc in Audiology or equivalent qualifications. Experience within adult rehab & diagnostics is essential and paediatric audiology is preferred. Applicants should also have, or be able to achieve AHCS registration, and membership of BAA while not essential is desirable.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
The service is looking forward to major service transformation in the next year. Applicants are encouraged to contact Dawn Bramham, Head of Audiology to discuss the role further, and arrange informal visits. If you do not meet all of the essential criteria but think you might be ready to step into these roles with support, please get in touch.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria- BSc (Hons) Audiology
- Certificate of clinical competency or equivalent
- MSc Audiology
- AHCS registration
- HCPC ( CS) registration
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience in NHS hearing instruments
- Use of Auditbase
- Experience working in NHS
- Experience within adult diagnostics (ABR/VNG /Calorics) and report writing
Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Good Computer Skills
- Use of Word / Excel / Powerpoint
- Evidence of service development work
Other
Essential criteria- Ability to travel to all hospital locations
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background.In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [email protected]
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier.Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.
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