Senior Audiology Assistant (SATO): Sponsorship Available

Barts Health NHS Trust

Job Summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic, well-organised individual to join our friendly team as a Senior Audiology Assistant. We are looking for someone with experience of working with the elderly in a social care or community care environment and the flexibility to assist the department with both clinical work and its administrative needs. Duties will include hearing aid repairs clinics, hearing assessments, assisting senior staff to test adults, and with all administrative duties.

As this post will include domiciliary visits, a full driving license will be essential and you will be required to use your own car for these visits.

The post holder will be based at the Audiology Department at The Royal London Hospital Whitechapel.

Full training will be given to enable the successful applicant to gain the clinical and other skills required, including attending accredited external courses. No formal qualifications are required but educated to GCSE standard or equivalent is preferable. Good verbal and written communication skills are essential for this post.

 

The Audiology service is managed by Bart’s Health and we cover five districts in East London – Tower Hamlets, City and Hackney and Newham, Waltham Forest and Redbridge. . We provide a service at many health centres and hospitals including, The Royal London Hospital, Homerton Hospital and Newham University General Hospital, Vicarage Lane and West Ham Lane Health Centre in Stratford, Newham and Whipps Cross Hospital.

 

Main duties of the job

To provide hearing aid maintenance for housebound hearing aid users.

  • To assist with diagnostic testing of adults.
  • To be responsible for the safe use and calibration of equipment and ensuring accurate patient health records are maintained.
  • To assist in hearing aid clinics for adults in the acute and community settings and the patients home environment.
  • To perform reassessments on adult existing hearing aid users.
  • To assist with administration duties where required.
  • To plan and prioritise own workload within the framework of service delivery, priorities as defined by the line manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE level Math’s and English
  • Full clean driving licence

Desirable

  • A desire to gain additional knowledge qualifications
  • Deaf Awareness

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with the general public
  • Acts responsibly as a team member and seeks help if necessary
  • Methodical and logical approach to work prioritisation and planning
  • A proven record of being able to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines

Desirable

  • Experience of working within the NHS or healthcare setting
  • Experience of working in a care home or with the elderly

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise, innovate & work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • To be able to communicate effectively with patients in person and on the telephone
  • To be able to communicate professionally electronically to enable update of patients files.
  • Ability to remain calm, professional at all times ensuring all patients are treated equally
  • Good IT skills
  • A commitment to offer only a high quality service

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: 22 April 2026

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