Job overview
Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference to people’s lives through specialist healthcare? We are looking for a dedicated Audiologist to join our friendly and experienced Audiology team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
As an Audiologist, you’ll play a key role in providing high-quality diagnostic and rehabilitative care to adults and children, managing your own caseload and supporting patients throughout their hearing journey. You’ll undertake a comprehensive range of assessments, interpret clinical findings, provide expert advice and develop personalised hearing rehabilitation programmes tailored to each patient’s needs.
This is a varied and rewarding role where your clinical expertise and communication skills can make a real difference. You’ll work closely with patients, parents and carers, GPs, ENT clinicians and other healthcare professionals, while also contributing to the supervision and development of trainee and assistant colleagues.
With opportunities to contribute to clinical audit, research, service development and new ways of working, this role is ideal for an Audiologist who enjoys working autonomously, values evidence-based practice and is committed to delivering compassionate, patient-focused care.
If you’re looking for a role where your expertise can genuinely help people hear better, communicate more confidently and improve their quality of life, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience in dealing with the public in general particularly the hearing impaired
Further Training
Essential
- Training in NHS procedures, protocols and policies
Desirable
- Sign language training
- Teaching / training / workplace assessor qualification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Expertise across a range of diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiological procedures
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner holding their own caseload
- Excellent communication verbal and written skills especially with the hearing impaired
- Excellent organisational skills with an ability to demonstrate initiative, motivation and independent thinking
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to manage self effectively
- Ability to cope with decision making under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritise workloads, and delegate effectively
- Clinical decision-making skills and ability to identify appropriate methodologies and strategies
- • IT skills
Desirable
- Competent with Microsoft Office
- Involvement with Clinical audit and research
- Advanced skills or extensive experience in any of these areas
Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- Academic institution trained candidates HCPC recognised BSc in Audiology with NHS clinical placement
- In-service trained candidates BSc equivalent theoretical knowledge and practical experience, defined by the RCCP as that gained during significant clinical practice in an Audiology service whilst obtaining a minimum of an HND in Audiology (or equivalent) and professional British Association of Audiologists (BAAT) Part l and ll examinations
- State Registration with the RCCP or HCPC
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This advert is for Audiologist with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in King's Mill Hospital. It is listed as a Health science services role. The advertised salary is £32073.00 to £39043.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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