Graduate Healthcare Science Practitioner (Audiology): Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Job Summary

We are searching for a motivated and enthusiastic healthcare science practitioner (Audiology) to join our team. We are a UKAS accredited service since 2013 and you will be fully supported with training and when joining the team. We provide a monthly dedicated training session for all staff which includes case studies and external speakers, providing excellent opportunities to ensure your CPD is maintained.

You will have a BSc Audiology (or equivalent), and have or be working towards AHCS / RCCP registration and will be a member of either BSA or BAA.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

 

Main duties of the job

We provide a full adult & paediatric Audiology service across Coventry and Rugby and you will work across both sites.

The audiologist role is predominantly within the adult service which includes routine hearing assessment and hearing aid fitting, hearing aid repairs, ENT clinics and general day to day Audiology with many opportunities for maintaining CPD.

You will be expected to be able to demonstrate a caring and compassionate nature, with good interpersonal and communication skills. The ability to manage a busy and varied workload in a timely manner is essential. We would expect you to have a flexible approach to day to day tasks, in order to meet the demands of the service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Individual Management Plan (IMP) Development

The development of the IMP should include a range of investigations, procedures or processes in consultation with patients and relevant others, based on individual patient needs and wishes and accepted good practice.The IMP should be monitored and progress reported, reviewing the need for further intervention as appropriate

Diagnostic Assessments

A range of clinical investigations, procedures or processes can be performed to deliver patient care according to the agreed IMP. These investigations, procedures or processes must also be interpreted and reported to the patient and others involved in his/her care.The following may be undertaken: diagnostic tympanometry; diagnostic reflexes; reflex decay; diagnostic OAEs; speech audiometry.

Communication Clinical advice and information must be provided to healthcare and other professionals, patients and their carers to support effective assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment of patients.

Direct Referral

Presenting complaint can be of any complaint of hearing loss and may be associated with mild/moderate bilateral tinnitus.Practitioners must refer on as appropriate or manage patient care with the support of a senior colleague

ENT Clinics Patients must be aged 7 and over and procedures must be carried out to BSA Standards without supervision.Patients under the age of 5 to 7 years can be performed with indirect supervision and must be carried out to BSA standards.

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: 02 September 2025

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