Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Children's Audiology Team based at Nightingale Primary Care Centre in the role of Paediatric Audiology Assistant.

The post involves working with children and their families who are attending for a hearing assessment.  The post holder will work alongside the Audiologists to allow age appropriate hearing assessment of the child.   Support and training to develop these skills will be provided .  A desire to work with children is essential.

Although the post is a clinical role the post will involve collaborative working with the Audiology Team Administrators.  This will be developed with the successful applicant when they join the team.  

There will further be the expectation for the post holder to partake in generalised structured training within the trust (for example the Care certificate).

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Paediatric Audiology Assistant.  The post holder will assist in a range of paediatric audiology appointments working alongside the senior clinical team and assisting with their clinical duties.  This would include hearing assessments of young children and babies.  Training and supervision will be provided within the service with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge through further learning.

The post holder will also be required to assist Audiologists with their daily administrative duties.  These duties would include scanning, liaising with families (face to face, email and telephone), maintaining stock levels, completing daily calibration of equipment, using and updating S1 and the trust health and safety service audits.

Specific knowledge will be acquired through hands on training and experience gained over time.

Working for our organisation

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?
•    Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
•    Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
•    Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
•    Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
•    Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
•    Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
•    Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
•    Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.