Job requirements
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Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience in adult audiology, including assessment, hearing aid fitting and aftercare (including accurate testing and verification of hearing aids through probe mic and / or coupler measurements
- Experience
Ability to communicate complex information including relevant technical and / or condition related information to provide patients with a better understanding and allow them to make an informed choice about their health care
- Qualifications
BSc Hons in Audiology or Equivalent
- Qualifications
Practical competency qualification (e.g. CCC, PTP)
- Other skills and competencies
Competency in all areas of adult assessment and rehabilitation
- Other skills and competencies
Diagnostic audiometric techniques and rehabilitation to BSA/ BAA standards
- Other skills and competencies
IT literacy
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of utilising some wider adult rehabilitation skills (e.g. some of the following: tinnitus management/speech testing/CROS fitting/BAHA fitting/non-routine hearing assessment clinics)
- Qualifications
Registration, or evidence of working towards registration
- Other skills and competencies
Experience of development and implementation of clinical protocol and policy
- Other skills and competencies
Evidence of involvement in audit
Job overview
Band 5 Audiologist
The Audiology team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) are looking for an enthusiastic audiologist to join their friendly department. As a band 5 Audiologist you will be expected to have previous clinical experience of working independently in adult audiology clinics, although this may include university clinical placements.
You will be part of a team who are supportive and keen to share learning. Development into wider clinical areas is encouraged and supported. There is a proven track record of creating opportunity for wider training, support on recognised professional programmes and academic study.
You will have a degree (or equivalent) in Audiology and have obtained, or be working towards, professional state registration.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Role
- You will have experience in providing adult diagnostic hearing assessment and adult rehabilitation work.
- You will have prior experience of independently providing ENT support and hearing aid repair and maintenance for service users.
- Wider experience will be considered, for example, previous work in paediatrics
- The service is based in Reading, and delivered across a number of Berkshire and South Oxfordshire locations. The clinician will be part of the team working across these sites to support the local community.
Additional Responsibilities
- Motivation to develop and diversify your clinical skills in order to manage a complex caseloads and potentially support other clinics within the department (i.e. paediatrics, tinnitus).
- There will be opportunities to push service quality and the technical knowledge forward.
- The role will involve training and supervision of internal and external students.
- You will have scope to be involved in audit, service evaluation and improve projects to help maintain IQIPS accreditation, which the service has held since 2014.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Audiologist with Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in Reading, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Audiologist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro-rata if part-time). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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