Associate Audiologist

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a well-motivated Associate Audiologist to join our friendly Audiology team based at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an experienced Associate Audiologist/Hearing Dispenser with a foundationaudiology degree or equivalent.

As part of your role, youwill assist in the provision of our audiology will provide support to the Audiologists in the departmentas well as a comprehensive hospital and community rehabilitation service across West Norfolk.Covering a number of community clinics across West Norfolk, you will work both within the team environment at TheQueen Elizabeth Hospital and autonomously within the community are a friendly andforward-thinking teamwho encourage personal development and support whilst providing all training as required.

If this role fits your profile, we would love you to join our team.

Main duties of the job

To provide screening and diagnostic audiometry masked as necessary AC & BC and screening tympanometry on routine adult and older children during Audiology out-patients following local and national guidelines. Have the knowledge of when it is appropriate to refer on to an Audiologist for non-routine diagnostic testing. Obtain the cooperation of all patients and when appropriate their relatives or carers. Communicate information to patients using reasoning, reassurance, persuasion, tact, and sensitivity. Ability to obtain pertinent information from patients in order to be able to help them. When appropriate and as part of a patients' rehabilitation, issue suitable hearing aids using real ear measurements and other local and national guidelines. Deal with patients who will normally have a hearing impairment, who may be anxious and/or who may be under stress.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this opportunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

Pre-Foundation Degree in Hearing Aid Audiology or equivalent experience Foundation Degree in Hearing Aid Audiology or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Ability to assist patients with hearing aids who have a non-routine though not complex problems by utilising the experience gained over a period of time

Desirable

Experience within an Audiology Department setting

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

Perform diagnostic audiometric assessments Excellent communication and empathy skills To have a proactive approach to self-development Knowledge of diagnostic air and bone conduction audiometry principles including the rules for masking An in-depth knowledge of hearing aid parameters and an ability to use that knowledge to give individual care to each hearing aid user To understand the anatomy and physiology of the human ear. Ability to undertake audit as required

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