Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- NHS AFC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover until 03/11/2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (over 4 days)
- Job ref
- 361-7252370
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Audiologist - Adult Audiology
NHS AFC: Band 6
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Senior Audiologist - Adult Audiology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
As the Senior Audiologist, you will help develop and grow the service across our multi-site locations. We are currently undergoing a major transformation, including significant investments in our facilities:
You’ll be part of a team that prides itself on delivering outstanding patient care, underpinned by strong clinical governance, robust training, and a commitment to excellence.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will carry out the routine Audiological Tests with Masking, Maximum Comfortable Level, Loudness Discomfort Level, Tests for Non-Organic Hearing Loss, VRA, Tinnitus Match and Masking for all age groups.
You will support senior colleagues in vestibular assessments and rehabilitation clinics.
The post holder will also write full and comprehensive vestibular reports for medical staff including a provisional diagnosis.
Additionally, you will always ensure equipment is adequately maintained and calibrated in accordance to BSA standards.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) Audiology
- Certificate of clinical competency or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- MSc Audiology
- AHCS registration
- HCPC ( CS) registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in NHS hearing instruments
- Use of Auditbase
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in NHS
- Experience within adult diagnostics (ABR/VNG /Calorics) and report writing
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Good Computer Skills
Desirable criteria
- Use of Word / Excel / Powerpoint
- Evidence of service development work
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to all hospital locations
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dawn Bramham MSc CS RHAD
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Scientist & Head Of Audiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07889131544
- Additional information
We welcome informal enquiries and visits. Please contact Dawn Bramham in the first instance.
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