Audiology Associate Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Job Summary

The Associate Practitioner in Audiology will provide interventions with routine/non-complex hearing pathologies/disabilities for the county of Carmarthenshire as part of the Hywel Dda Audiology Service.

 

The post holder will be based at one of the main hospital locations but will be expected to travel between sites. The post will involve developing the individual care/management plan with appropriate accountability to the Audiologist.

 

The Associate Audiologist is not an independent practitioner, and it is anticipated that training, clinical supervision and mentoring will be planned during the normal schedule of the working day.

 

The Associate Practitioner will have obtained appropriate education, training and skills in hearing testing, fitting of hearing aids and working to locally and nationally agreed protocols in conjunction with scope of practice and accountability.

 

Main duties of the job

  • To help manage the daily requirements of Audiology Services across the health board in response to services demands.
  • To provide and assist with basic adult hearing aid rehabilitation and to deliver the patient individual management plan (under indirect supervision).
  • To perform routine Audiological investigations such as puretone audiometry for hearing aid re-assessments, aural impressions and programming and evaluation of hearing aid systems, which would include real ear measurements.
  • To assess needs, plan and implement appropriate rehabilitation strategies for new and existing hearing aid users.
  • To explain and advise on the intervention strategy, discussing decisions with patients/significant parties and amending when necessary.
  • Obtaining suitable ear impressions for the manufacture of ear moulds and the selection of suitable ear moulds.
  • The selection, testing and acoustic fitting of the latest technology hearing aids to required protocols and procedures. Using the latest computerised systems to programme the specified hearing aid. Fine tuning the amplification according to patient feedback and interpretation of outcome measures.
  • To provide a hearing aid maintenance and repair service. This will include cleaning, modification, repair or replacement, advice, basic counselling and instruction services.

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

  • HECert in Basic Audiological Practice or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of Adult Diagnostic and Rehabilitative Audiology.
  • Knowledge of AuditBase.
  • Knowledge of the requirements of the Welsh Adult Rehabilitation Quality Standards.

Desirable

  • Member of BAA/BSA
  • Knowledge of stock order processes

Experience

Essential

  • Hearing Assessment reviews
  • Hearing Aid Fitting using Real Ear Measurements
  • Hearing aid repair clinics
  • Follow up appointments
  • Use of AuditBase booking, waiting list, programming and testing modules

Desirable

  • Basic knowledge of tinnitus management
  • Maintaining stock levels
  • Use of MS Excel spreadsheets
  • Experience of conducting telephone follow up appointments

Language Skills

Desirable

  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 01 December 2025

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