Overview
We are seeking a Band 7 Lead Paediatric Audiologist to join the Audiology team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, providing a range of adult and children’s services, in modern and well equipped facilities.
Requirements
Applicants must be qualified Audiologists with a BSc in Audiology (or equivalent Audiology qualification) and should meet the requirement for registration, and have training/work experience in an NHS audiology service. Good communication skills are essential.
Responsibilities
* Lead the paediatric portion of the Audiology Service across the whole of NWAFT for children and young people (based across the two main sites of Peterborough City Hospital & Hinchingbrooke Hospital).
* Lead two tester children’s hearing assessment clinics.
* Select and perform audiological investigations to assess the child’s hearing function, determining the nature and extent of the hearing disorder/disability, including thorough history taking, otoscopy, pure tone audiometry, VRA, performance audiometry, tympanometry and speech testing.
* Provide counselling to patients and parents/carers regarding the nature and extent of any hearing loss, and the options on how this could be managed.
* Manage distressed or angry patients, parents / carers sensitively, especially when disclosing test results and management options.
* Provide audiological management to patients with significant co-morbidities, including mental health problems and learning difficulties.
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information regarding the role.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025
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