# Senior Audiologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-audiologist/3e17c181-3801-4173-8ccf-37a06fb1f820 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-audiologist/3e17c181-3801-4173-8ccf-37a06fb1f820.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Grimsby - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (x1 full time post) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-30T15:42:26.534Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Scunthorpe/Northern_Lincolnshire_Goole_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Audiology/Audiology-v8122190 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8122190?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nlg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview You’re already an audiologist - so why choose us? Because right now, we’re building one of the most modern, well-equipped, and career-focused audiology services in the NHS… and we want you to help shape it. We’re seeking an experienced Band 6 Senior Audiologist to play a key role in our modernised Audiology Department. Here, your work will be varied, challenging, and rewarding. You’ll move between acute hospital clinics, community services, and outreach sites, working closely with the wider MDT and providing leadership and guidance to colleagues. You’ll also benefit from recent investment for digital service improvements meaning enhanced systems and smarter tools that make patient care smoother and more efficient. You’ll combine advanced clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, supervising junior colleagues, contributing to service development, and working across both hospital and community settings. You’ll deliver complex diagnostics and rehabilitation for both adults and children and have the opportunity to specialise in areas of interest. We’d love to hear from you if you: - Have at least 3 years’ post-qualification experience at Band 5 level - Hold a BSc in Audiology (or equivalent) and are HCPC or AHCS registered - Can perform a full range of diagnostics, including speech audiometry, and manage complex cases - Have experience in mentoring, service innovation, and multidisciplinary team working - Bring excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills ### Main duties of the job - The post holder will be responsible for working with other members of the Audiology team to provide a high-quality Audiology service to adults & children served by the Trust and in wider community locations. This will include the diagnostic evaluation and rehabilitation of adults with hearing loss.  As this is a senior post you will also have an element of complex work to undertake and will provide supervision/advice to junior members of the team. - The post holder will be based at Scunthorpe General Hospital and will be expected to maintain a degree of flexibility to provide support at other sites as required.  The Trust operates an Audiology Service from several Community Centres and the post holder will be expected to participate in rotas and to travel to work placements at these centres, which may include weekend working on a rota basis. - To perform audiometric tests to include audiometry, speech audiometry, speech discrimination testing tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, TEOAE, followed by the subsequent fitting and verification of hearing aid amplification.  Maintain patient’s hearing aids by performing hearing aid repairs and maintenance and taking aural ear mould impressions on adults and young children. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/ In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. ## Job Details You’re already an audiologist - so why choose us? Because right now, we’re building one of the most modern, well-equipped, and career-focused audiology services in the NHS… and we want you to help shape it. We’re seeking an experienced Band 6 Senior Audiologist to play a key role in our modernised Audiology Department. Here, your work will be varied, challenging, and rewarding. You’ll move between acute hospital clinics, community services, and outreach sites, working closely with the wider MDT and providing leadership and guidance to colleagues. You’ll also benefit from recent investment for digital service improvements meaning enhanced systems and smarter tools that make patient care smoother and more efficient. You’ll combine advanced clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, supervising junior colleagues, contributing to service development, and working across both hospital and community settings. You’ll deliver complex diagnostics and rehabilitation for both adults and children and have the opportunity to specialise in areas of interest. We’d love to hear from you if you: Have at least 3 years’ post-qualification experience at Band 5 level Hold a BSc in Audiology (or equivalent) and are HCPC or AHCS registered Can perform a full range of diagnostics, including speech audiometry, and manage complex cases Have experience in mentoring, service innovation, and multidisciplinary team working Bring excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills ## Job Description The post holder will be responsible for working with other members of the Audiology team to provide a high-quality Audiology service to adults & children served by the Trust and in wider community locations. This will include the diagnostic evaluation and rehabilitation of adults with hearing loss. As this is a senior post you will also have an element of complex work to undertake and will provide supervision/advice to junior members of the team. The post holder will be based at Scunthorpe General Hospital and will be expected to maintain a degree of flexibility to provide support at other sites as required. The Trust operates an Audiology Service from several Community Centres and the post holder will be expected to participate in rotas and to travel to work placements at these centres, which may include weekend working on a rota basis. To perform audiometric tests to include audiometry, speech audiometry, speech discrimination testing tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, TEOAE, followed by the subsequent fitting and verification of hearing aid amplification. Maintain patient’s hearing aids by performing hearing aid repairs and maintenance and taking aural ear mould impressions on adults and young children. ## Responsibilities For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/ In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Evidence of CPD and reflective practice. ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills. - Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality. - Clinical Governance knowledge. - Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Basic Grade Audiologist with acquisition of skills expected at a senior level ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc degree in Audiology from an accredited University OR - Equivalent qualifications BAAT part 1 and 2 (until 2006). - Be registered with AHCS or HCPC. - Driving license **Desirable** - Evidence of learning from relevant professional courses/seminars. - Post qualifying clinical experience in Audiology ### Specific Knowledge **Essential** - Able to perform a wide range of diagnostic tests including tympanometry, speech audiometry, acoustic reflexes and TEOAE, PTA, and otoscopy including video otoscopy. - Able to perform hearing aid fittings with verification e.g., REMS. - Experience in performing Hearing assessment Direct Referral clinics from GP’s, prescribing hearing aids, identifying red flags and the need for further investigation and onward referral. **Desirable** - Experience with Auditbase and Phonak hearing aids - Experience of training other lower grades of staff. - Previous NHS experience. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10418565) - [person specification (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10418566) ## 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.