Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- Band 4 Apprenticeship
- Contract
- Apprenticeship: 3 years (Fixed Term until August 2028)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-1933
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £31,944 - £34,937 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Apprentice Audiologist
Band 4 Apprenticeship
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are looking for an Audiology Apprentice to join our enthusiastic Audiology team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
As an Audiology Apprentice, you will benefit from a 3 year fully funded and supported Level 6 Healthcare Science Apprenticeship in Audiology at Middlesex University and earn a competitive apprenticeship salary, whilst being part of a team and gaining transferable knowledge and skills.
You will study part-time and will qualify with a BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Audiology) degree on completion. Your learning will include a blend of theory and practice and will involve both university and self-directed learning.
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will transition into a band 5 adult audiologist.
This apprenticeship requires a right to work and does not attract a certificate of sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
During the 3 year apprenticeship you will be supported with training to be able to perform these responsibilities.
- Undertake routine diagnostics including pure tone audiometry and tympanometry
- Conduct clinics where patients have been referred directly to Audiology for routine hearing assessment and consideration of appropriate hearing aid fitting.
- Explanation of results to patients, which may involve dealing with emotional people. Communication methods should be adapted to ensure the patient and/or carer has optimal understanding, for example, by using recognised communication tactics for the hearing impaired.
- Undertake a range of auditory rehabilitative procedures to include the selection, fitting, verification and evaluation of hearing aids on adult patients of all ages.
- Maintain and perform basic repairs on hearing aids and ear moulds to include re-tubing, re-shaping of ear moulds and electro-acoustic monitoring of performance using listening checks and hearing aid test boxes.
- Carry out examination of the ear by otoscopy on adults to identify pathologies or contra-indications to tests/procedures. Techniques will need to be adapted to suit the individual.
- To take accurate aural impressions of adults. The technique needs to be adapted in certain cases.
- Participate in the audit cycle
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Five GCSEs in total which must include grade C/4 Maths, C/4 English Language and the rest at grade C/4
- Two A levels (or equivalent alternative relevant Level 3 qualifications) and English Maths and ICT at Level 2
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good level of ICT skills including word processing, spreadsheets and databases
- Ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team
- Desire to learn and increase knowledge.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to troubleshoot technology
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Interest or knowledge in current NHS hearing aids.
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Dr Emily Frost-Garman
- Job title
- Head of Audiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033111024
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