Paediatric Audiologist Training Post

Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

10/04/2026

Planned Interview Date

22/04/2026

Hearing and Balance Service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals are looking for a Band 5 Audiologist who would like to train into paediatrics. This will initially start as a band 5 role and then upon successful completion of your training into paediatrics it will become a band 6 role. Based in a newly developed department at Seacroft Hospital just outside Leeds City Centre the Hearing and Balance Service provides modern facilities and a comprehensive range of services, across multiple sites for patients of all ages including implantable devices and vestibular assessments. Due to the range of services provided, opportunities exist for training and development into specialist areas and staff can be supported through the Higher Training Scheme.

The Hearing and Balance Service offers an open and inclusive culture for its staff, valuing the input from the whole team to help guide and shape the delivery of the service.

This role includes access to valuable training and development opportunities to support you in your position. As the training represents a significant investment by the organisation, successful candidates will be required to sign a training agreement prior to commencing the Paediatric Training role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team across multiple sites to provide a comprehensive paediatric diagnostic and habilitation service for children & their families with hearing difficulties. The paediatric team work as autonomous practioners within the service and are to be able to develop, lead improvements, maximising the benefit for patients. You will be performing a wide range of diagnostic testing on all patient groups, in addition to providing highly effective habilitation and on-going maintenance care plans for patients with complex hearing losses, tinnitus, patients with Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, ENT patients and Oncology patients. There is scope to support the department in many exciting initiatives and develop the service with continuous improvement cycles. The department are also working towards IQIPs accreditation

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK. Every year, LTHT provides healthcare and specialist services for people from the city of Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. The Trust plays an important role in the training and education. LTHT is rated as a good hospital Trust by the Care Quality Commission, and has a strategy to continue improving to provide outstanding care for patients. Care and clinical expertise is spread over several hospitals and medical facilities.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please contact the named person if you have any question

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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