Senior Audiologist: Sponsorship Available

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Job summary

Join our friendly team based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in King’s Lynn and enjoy the variety of work that comes from being part of our complex Audiology service. The wider NNUH & QEH team is made up of senior assistant audiologists, associate audiologists, audiologists, Clinical Scientists, hearing therapists and a newborn hearing screening team.

The department offers a complex adult rehabilitative service, tinnitus and hearing therapy services and paediatric assessment and (re)hab service (0-18 years). Domiciliary work is also undertaken.

Our department places an emphasis on quality and raising standards in audiology.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will be an audiologist who is motivated to deliver a high-quality adult rehabilitation service to our patients.

The main responsibilities include:1. Autonomous practice within adult rehabilitation clinics or paediatric clinics2. Assessment of hearing loss in non-routine (complex) populations3. Fitting of hearing aids in non-routine (complex) populations4. Leading on audits and staff development

We host an STP trainee and would welcome the successful candidate to contribute to training. There may be a need to support more junior members of the team and provide advice and guidance to our assistant and associate audiologists.

There is a strong culture of auditing our work to ensure best practice, and we would like the successful candidate to be actively involved in this work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc Audiology or equivalent qualifications

Desirable

  • Registered with appropriate registration body (AHCS or HCPC).

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience as a Band 5 in Audiology is required
  • Significant post-qualification audiology experience

Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of Audiology IT systems including NOAH, hearing aid programming software and patient management systems

Desirable

  • Teaching and training skills

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

  • Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
  • Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 6 September 2026

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