Job overview

We are seeking to appoint senior audiologists to join our busy and friendly team. We have 1 permanent post available for 37.5 hours per week, 1 permanent post for 22.5 hours per week and a fixed-term post for 2 years at 37.5 hours per week.  These posts may include occasional, additional Saturday working to cover ENT clinics. 

 You will be a well-motivated, enthusiastic, qualified audiologist. We are an innovative department, providing a comprehensive audiology service. You will join a highly motivated team, committed to providing a high quality service.

We are a vibrant, science-minded, friendly and motivated team.  We are looking for qualified individuals with experience managing a complex caseload. 

Cambridge University Hospitals Trust is a centre of excellence and we see a wide variety of interesting and audiologically-challenging patients.   We are a busy and bustling trust with fabulous onsite amenities and good transport links in a vibrant city. 

We offer opportunities to be involved in world-leading research projects.  We pride ourselves in being a centre of excellence and look forward to hearing from candidates looking for an exciting next step in their career.

Main duties of the job

There are opportunities for training and development within this post, but please note that this is not a training post and we are seeking an individual with experience managing a complex caseload.  There may be opportunities for the right candidate to accept this position under a pay-progression agreement; we may be able to offer a Band 5 pay scale to start, with progression to Band 6 over time dependant on development of expected skills and experience.

Main duties will be in the rehabilitation of adults with hearing difficulties, on both complex and routine pathways. You must have excellent communication skills and have a desire to find creative and effective solutions for patients with a variety of hearing problems. You will be a competent practitioner and able to work without supervision in the main department, on domiciliary visits and at satellite clinics. You will be expected to develop specialist expertise in some of our complex clinics with appropriate support and guidance given.  There may be opportunities for some paediatric work, depending on experience. We are a training department and you would be expected to contribute to training junior staff and PTP and STP trainees.

You will have at least a BSc in Audiology or equivalent and will already have gained experience in a clinical setting, testing and rehabilitating complex patients.  RCCP registration or equivalent is essential.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.