Assistant Audiologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a trainee assistant audiologist based at our Southport and Ormskirk sites.

The role involves working independently with adult hearing aid users, maintaining and repairing hearing aids and assisting users with the maintenance and use of their hearing aids. The successful candidate will also perform otoscopy and take ear impressions.

There is a six month structured training programme accredited by the British Society of Audiology for this role and you will be required to attend training workshops in Manchester.

We are seeking to appoint a caring, compassionate and motivated individual to support our high quality audiology service. This is a great opportunity to start or develop a career in the NHS alongside our friendly and supportive team as we help improve the lives of adults with hearing difficulties across our community.

You will have excellent communication and organisational skills alongside a demonstrable willingness to learn and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will have opportunity to contribute to the NHS values of compassion, respect and commitment to quality care.

If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a difference every day, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Fault finding, repair and replacement of faulty hearing aids.
• Re-tubing and modification of ear moulds.
• Referring patients to audiologists/healthcare professionals as required.
• Issuing hearing aid consumables where needed.
• Identifying patients who would benefit from hearing reassessment.
• Preparing and maintaining treatment areas and equipment in accordance with Trust and Departmental guidelines.
• Ensuring areas are clean and tidy at all times, single use items are disposed of correctly and equipment is decontaminated according to Trust and departmental guidelines.
• Accurately record clinical data on a dedicated patient management system

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 9th June 2025

Closing date: 16th June 2025

Shortlisting date: 17th June 2025

Proposed Interview date: 3rd July 2025

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.