# Senior Specialist Paediatric Audiologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-specialist-paediatric-audiologist/e9fe8933-29ba-4866-ab19-4dee08f1fe2b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-specialist-paediatric-audiologist/e9fe8933-29ba-4866-ab19-4dee08f1fe2b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** St Mary's Hospital (The Bays) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Audiologist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week (Compressed hours across 4 days) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T14:02:09.873Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Imperial_College_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Paediatric_Audiology/Paediatric_Audiology-v8296429 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8296429?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We provide a comprehensive Paediatric Audiology service including assessing babies referred from the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, the behavioural and objective assessment of children of all ages and the habilitation of children with hearing loss. We also provide a specialist bone conduction hearing implant (BCHI) service. The Paediatric Audiology Service sits alongside Adult Audiology Services and the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme. The department is a training centre for Scientist Training Programme through the National School of Healthcare Science. The post holder will be a Training Officer for trainees undertaking the Scientist Training Programme, providing clinical supervision, training and mentoring to junior members of staff and trainee’s. It is therefore, imperative for the post holder to continue maintaining professional development. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a positive and caring attitude that is patient-centred and maintain a calm and organised approach when working under pressure. They will work in an environment that undergoes constant challenges, and will need to adapt to service needs within the clinical environment ensuring that all aspects of the service are developed and delivered to high standards. This is an exciting opportunity for the right applicant to build on their existing skills to help us make a difference to the lives of children and families who experience hearing loss across North West London. ### Main duties of the job - To provide a diagnostic service for the Paediatric Audiology Department both on the hospital site and in the community, performing diagnostic Audiological assessment mainly on neonates and children. To include children with learning disabilities, challenging behaviour and additional disabilities or special needs. - This includes carrying out ABRs in clinic, under sedation and in theatres. - To provide aural habilitation for babies and children which includes providing counselling to distressed parents/guardians about their children’s hearing loss and associated problems, and to have the ability to make decisions about the most appropriate course of treatment for the patient in their care. - To deputise for the clinica lead in the day to day running of the Paediatric Audiology Service. To include maintenance of highest levels of health and safety. - Be a line manager, including conducting regular 1:1s, PDRs, wellness reviews. - To lead in the education and training requirements of the department and provide clinical supervision of trainee and assistant audiologists in Audiological techniques. To offer support to trainees studying for professional exams and existing staff. - To carry out general duties and maintain a programme of continuing professional development working towards high levels of professional competence. - To be involved in maintaining IQIPS accreditation process and service development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. ### 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** - Post qualification clinical experience. - Highly developed specialist knowledge. **Desirable** - Management experience ### Education/ Qualifications **Essential** - BSc in Clinical Audiology or equivalent qualification & level of knowledge - State registration as Clinical Physiologist in Audiology with RCCP or equivalent, HCPC **Desirable** - Membership of BAA, BSA (British Society of Audiologists) ### Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities **Essential** - Audiological objective and subjective assessment of neonates, children and adults with highly complex requirements. - Skills for assessing and interpreting test results - Ability to apply information to the use and application of appropriate hearing aids for Paediatric users - Excellent interpersonal skills - Excellent communication skills passing on relevant technical and/or condition related information with persuasion and reassurance for better understanding ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 407.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10664367) - [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427) - [functional requirements (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615211) ## 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.