Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4.5 days per week / 9 day fortnight)
- Job ref
- 218-HSS-B5-7003538
- Employer
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/03/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/03/2025
Employer heading

Healthcare Science Practitioner (Audiology)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are searching for a motivated and enthusiastic healthcare science practitioner (Audiology) to join our team. We are a UKAS accredited service since 2013 and you will be fully supported with training and a preceptorship scheme when joining the team. We provide a monthly dedicated training session for all staff which includes case studies and external speakers, providing excellent opportunities to ensure your CPD is maintained.
You will have a BSc Audiology (or equivalent), and have or be working towards AHCS / RCCP registration and will be a member of either BSA or BAA.
Main duties of the job
We provide a full adult & paediatric Audiology service across Coventry and Rugby and you will work across both sites.
The audiologist role is predominantly within the adult service which includes routine hearing assessment and hearing aid fitting, hearing aid repairs, ENT clinics and general day to day Audiology with many opportunities for maintaining CPD.
You will be expected to be able to demonstrate a caring and compassionate nature, with good interpersonal and communication skills. The ability to manage a busy and varied workload in a timely manner is essential. We would expect you to have a flexible approach to day to day tasks, in order to meet the demands of the service.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Individual Management Plan (IMP) Development
The development of the IMP should include a range of investigations, procedures or processes in consultation with patients and relevant others, based on individual patient needs and wishes and accepted good practice.
The IMP should be monitored and progress reported, reviewing the need for further intervention as appropriate
Diagnostic Assessments
A range of clinical investigations, procedures or processes can be performed to deliver patient care according to the agreed IMP. These investigations, procedures or processes must also be interpreted and reported to the patient and others involved in his/her care.
The following may be undertaken: diagnostic tympanometry; diagnostic reflexes; reflex decay; diagnostic OAEs; speech audiometry.
Communication
Clinical advice and information must be provided to healthcare and other professionals, patients and their carers to support effective assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment of patients.
Direct Referral
Presenting complaint can be of any complaint of hearing loss and may be associated with mild/moderate bilateral tinnitus.
Practitioners must refer on as appropriate or manage patient care with the support of a senior colleague
ENT Clinics
Patients must be aged 7 and over and procedures must be carried out to BSA Standards without supervision.
Patients under the age of 5 to 7 years can be performed with indirect supervision and must be carried out to BSA standards.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- See supporting documents
Desirable criteria
- See supporting documents
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- See supporting documents
Desirable criteria
- See supporting documents
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- See supporting documents
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
- Helen Westenbrink
- Job title
- Advanced Adult Audiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476 966444
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Helen Westenbrink on 02476 966444 or via [email protected]
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