Specialist audiologist

Specialist Audiologist

The closing date is 01 July 2026

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people. We are a high‑performing organisation with a track record of success.

With a multidisciplinary team of 20 staff, the Trust‑wide Audiology Department serves a population of around 550,000 in County Durham and Darlington. We have two permanent full‑time posts available, one at Darlington Memorial Hospital and one at Durham University Hospital of North Durham.

We provide a comprehensive diagnostic assessment and rehabilitative service for adults and paediatrics, including ENT support, hearing therapy, tinnitus management, vestibular assessment and rehabilitation, bone conduction hearing instruments, NHSP diagnostic assessment, paediatric rehabilitation, adult direct referral clinics, community paediatric assessment clinics, etc. We are an AQP site for the direct access of hearing aids service.

Main duties of the job

You will be fully competent in all aspects of routine audiology assessment and rehabilitation and will be confident working with patients with complex needs. You must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have some experience in training and supervision of junior team members and other staff. Exact duties will be dependent on your experience.

Experience in paediatric testing is desirable. We are also interested in applicants who have a keen interest in complex adult rehabilitation and tinnitus.

Job responsibilities

You will help develop the Audiology service at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and work at our outreach clinics for both the adult and paediatric population. You will undertake a range of diagnostic testing.

You will support patients in understanding their hearing loss, set realistic expectations and develop individual management plans. Selecting and fitting appropriate hearing aids and re‑assessing hearing will form your main duties as well as supporting ENT clinics. You will support the direct access service across our community sites.

You will have an area of interest in more complex audiology such as paediatric testing, tinnitus, complex adult rehabilitation or bone conduction hearing implants.

Special Requirements

• Clear Speech
• Ability to calibrate audiometers off site (stage A)
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle / ability to travel to different community venues / patient homes with equipment and consumables
• Driving posts must have valid Full UK driving licence
• Member of the British Academy of Audiologist (BAA)
• All certificates stated essential in the person specification must be produced

Experience

• Relevant experience expected for a Specialist audiologist

Qualifications

• BSc in Audiology (or equivalent)
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent relevant training events/meetings, presentations made, etc.
• Supervisory qualification or equivalent

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Fully competent in all routine audiological procedures
• Competent in some advanced audiological procedures, for example paediatric assessment, tinnitus, complex adult rehab, BCHI assessment / issue.
• Good personnel handling skills
• Teaching skills
• Basic IT skills

Statutory Registration

• Member of AHCS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under‑represented.