Audiology Associate Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Job Summary

Exciting opportunity to enter the Audiology career pathway as a trainee Associate Audiology Practitioner in a 2 year programme. Full training provided through University block release and clinical experience in the hospital setting.

The role will involve performing hearing assessments and assist with developing the individual care/management plans of patients with hearing loss. The overall clinical objective will be to intervene to meet the social and communication needs of patients.

The post holder will be expected to routinely demonstrate clinical judgement on a range of presenting clinical facts or scenarios, requiring analysis and comparison/selection of management options. Aside from formal training provision, clinical supervision and mentoring will be accessible during the normal schedule of the working day.

The post holder will also be required to use scientific/analytical skills within a role supporting audit and development activity within the service

The post holder will complete an 18 month Audiology course and associated in-post training programme that will build upon their existing generic scientific knowledge and skills.

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 2 YEARS DUE TO THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.

If you wish to be offered on a secondment basis, you will need to have gained your line managers approval for the secondment prior to going to interview.

 

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity exists to enter the NHS Audiology career pathway as an Associate Practitioner in Audiology.

This would particularly suit science graduates and others who wish to apply science in a healthcare role. The post will be based within a supportive Audiology department familiar with training provision at this level and based at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport.

The successful applicant will be employed for a fixed term of 2 years during which they will complete a Certificate of Higher Education in Basic Audiological Practice through block release at Swansea University.

However, the majority of training will be delivered in the clinical setting, supporting a range of clinical activities but primarily caring for adult patients at the base hospital.

It is anticipated that employment prospects in Wales will be promising for those completing the training scheme. Work is underway nationally to facilitate next step progression through the career pathway to roles as Audiologists, for those individuals with aptitude and commitment to do so. Further information about Audiology and the training scheme is available in the accompanying document.

The post holder will work closely with the training co-ordinator/officer and more senior members of staff, supervisors and mentors to follow the curriculum for the Audiology Training Programme.

Person Specification

Communication & other

Essential

  • Able to use computer and telephone.
  • Clear speech to enable communication with hearing impaired people.
  • Flexible approach to work to meet service needs.
  • Ability to prioritise own tasks and workload.
  • Empathy
  • Able to travel between clinic sites.

Desirable

  • Ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
  • The ability to speak Welsh

Aptitudes and abilities

Essential

  • Ability to communicate with hearing impaired people of all ages and their families.
  • Digitally literate

Desirable

  • Deaf Awareness.

Experience

Essential

  • Applied scientific projects, gathering data, analysis and report production.

Desirable

  • Experience in customer focussed environment.
  • Experience of dealing with people.
  • Experience caring for others

Qualifications

Essential

  • 2 A level science qualifications or equivalent + scientific knowledge to at least foundation degree, Higher National Diploma, Diploma in Higher Education or equivalent level of knowledge in a science subject.
  • Ability to absorb and apply new information

Desirable

  • Evidence of scientific experience, e.g. in the form of a degree or equivalent evidence of scientific and academic capability, is considered desirable

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: 27 July 2025

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