# Lead Community Paediatric Audiologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-community-paediatric-audiologist/34aa8408-60bb-4123-8cd2-e17859a03872 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-community-paediatric-audiologist/34aa8408-60bb-4123-8cd2-e17859a03872.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Carlisle - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Hours between 22.5 and 37.5 are negotiable) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T09:42:17.436Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/Carlisle/North_Cumbria_Integrated_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Audiology/Audiology-v8032887 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8032887?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ncic.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview In this role, you will act as our Community Paediatric Audiology team's clinical touchstone, overseeing the school screening programme for Cumbria, and managing a diagnostic and surveillance caseload for infants,  children and young people. You will work alongside operational and clinical colleagues to shape, audit, and evolve our community-focused service to meet the highest national standards. Hours are negotiable, and we would consider requests to work either full time or part time (minimum 22.5 hours) for the right applicant. ### Main duties of the job The postholder will deliver clinics across North Cumbria, providing Middle ear analysis, Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE), Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA), Performance Audiometry testing and Pure Tone Audiometry. The postholder will deliver clinical leadership and supervision to the team, and will work in collaboration to ensure that service delivery is safe, effective. caring and responsive. The post holder will establish close links with NCIC colleagues in Paediatrics, ENT, Newborn Hearing Screening (NHSP) and speech therapy as well as professionals in primary care, 0-19 services and education. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants. CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies. Disclosure and Barring Service: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post: Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits: 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years Flexible working Scheme NHS Discounts* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work* Excellent opportunities for development* Competitive NHS Pension scheme Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems *Subject to eligibility Important Information Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date ## Job Details In this role, you will act as our Community Paediatric Audiology team's clinical touchstone, overseeing the school screening programme for Cumbria, and managing a diagnostic and surveillance caseload for infants, children and young people. You will work alongside operational and clinical colleagues to shape, audit, and evolve our community-focused service to meet the highest national standards. Hours are negotiable, and we would consider requests to work either full time or part time (minimum 22.5 hours) for the right applicant. ## Job Description The postholder will deliver clinics across North Cumbria, providing Middle ear analysis, Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE), Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA), Performance Audiometry testing and Pure Tone Audiometry. The postholder will deliver clinical leadership and supervision to the team, and will work in collaboration to ensure that service delivery is safe, effective. caring and responsive. The post holder will establish close links with NCIC colleagues in Paediatrics, ENT, Newborn Hearing Screening (NHSP) and speech therapy as well as professionals in primary care, 0-19 services and education. ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants. CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies. Disclosure and Barring Service: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post: Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits: 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years Flexible working Scheme NHS Discounts* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work* Excellent opportunities for development* Competitive NHS Pension scheme Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems *Subject to eligibility Important Information Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Highly developed specialist skills within the field of Paediatric Audiology Assessment. - Experience of assessment of children with complex physical and / or developmental needs. - Ability to obtain and evaluate information to aid decision making and to develop others in this area - Knowledge of clinical governance and its application - Committed to Continued Professional Development of self and others **Desirable** - Working in community settings - Experience of clinical leadership including clinical governance motivation of staff and others, service development, decision making. Staff development. - Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives - Understanding or experience of Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) ### Qualifications **Essential** - MSc in Audiological Science plus CAC or BSc Audiology or BTEC qualification in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement & Successfully completed both parts of BAAT I and II (Or equivalent) - Evidence of CPD - Membership of British Academy of Audiology or British Society of Audiology - Academy for Healthcare Science registration **Desirable** - Advanced courses in Paediatric Audiology - British Sign Language Qualifications - Deaf Awareness qualifications - Leadership or teaching Qualification / training ### Other Requirement **Essential** - Adaptable to the changing needs of the service - Self-motivated, enthusiastic, innovative, flexible - Approachable Assertive - Ability to provide service at a variety of community locations across North Cumbria. ### Skills and Aptitudes **Essential** - Highly developed expert communication skills both verbal and written - Ability to organised self and others, prioritise, innovate & work as part of a team - Ability to concentrate in an unpredictable work environment - Ability to apply research into practice - Intermediate IT skills in EPR, email, spreadsheets and PowerPoint **Desirable** - To lead & develop designated areas of responsibility. - Experience of school screening programmes - Ability to share knowledge and engage others in projects - Experience of producing SOPs, undertaking audit, NICE Baseline assessments and research ## Documents - [a-26-8032887 lead community paediatric audiologist b7 (doc, 140.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320558) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.