Specialist Audiologist

You will be a vital member of our team and provide hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings and follow-ups for paediatric and adult patients both within the hospital as well as in the community. Opportunity to have a mixed role if desired, with the option to be involved with complex adult patients, adults with Learning Difficulties and vestibular clinics.

Perform a range of diagnostic audiological tests in children and adults, as well as fit and fine-tune hearing aids in accordance with national and local protocols

Provide support for Joint ENT-Audiology clinics held at the main hospital (RUH) site and at outreach clinics

Carry out paediatric and adult clinics in community locations across the local area

Have a major role in developing the RUH paediatric audiology service

Demonstrate own duties to others and provide training to junior clinicians, when required

Recognise problems beyond own area of knowledge and expertise and refer onwards or seek advice as required

Update own professional knowledge-base of current protocols and recommended procedures

Contribute to local departmental audits as well as research and development

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.