Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Audiologist to join our friendly team at St Helens Hospital.
The post holder will be responsible for providing comprehensive adult audiology service.
We are looking for an experienced individual with substantive experience in adult Audiology including working with complex patients. Good communication skills are essential, as is leadership and excellent patient care attitude.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be providing direct hearing management of the adult population. This includes diagnostic assessment, speech testing and rehabilitation.
- Apart from the clinical duties, the post holder will also be epected to provide leadership to junior staff, by doing regular one to one meetings and clinical supervision.
- The post holder will take an active role in areas of clinical audit, research and clinical governance of the Audiology service.
- You will be responsible for the smooth running of adult service for a specified area.
- You will also support other team members and students.
- You will be responsible for delivering student training and will be a mentor to the students and junior staff.
- In addition to the clinical role, there will be responsibility for department stock management and supporting the Health & Safety compliance for the department.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 17th April 2026
Closing date: 24th April 2026
Shortlisting date: 27th April 2026
Proposed Interview date: 4th May 2026
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 17th April 2026
Closing date: 24th April 2026
Shortlisting date: 27th April 2026
Proposed Interview date: 4th May 2026
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hon) in Audiology (or be in final year of BSc) OR BAAT Parts I and II and BTEC in MPPM
- State registration with RCCP
Values
Essential
- We are kind
- We are open
- We are inclusive
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understand underlying principles and ability to perform tests as out lined in job description, including complex testing and substantial years' experience of same.
- Understand fully the effects of hearing loss and able to formulate individual treatment programme for both complex and routine patients
- Able to programme /fit /evaluate and maintain a range of NHS hearing aids (including CROS aids) and substantial years' experience of same.
- Able to provide appropriate management/ counselling to patients and carers including patients with complex problems and special needs and substantial years' experience of same.
- Able to work without direct supervision for audiometry, tympanometry with reflexes, speech audiometry and other diagnostic tests as indicated
- To perform, without supervision, joint transition clinics (paediatrics to adults)
- Experience of teaching multi professional groups and performing HEI assessments
Skills
Essential
- Able to use all Audiology equipment and associated software to ensure aids are fitted appropriately and patient outcomes are positive -updating knowledge and own CPD
- Listening and counselling skills to establish appropriate individual management plan including those of patients with multiple sensory handicaps and special needs
- Clear oral communication enabling patient and carers to be fully conversant with treatment plan.
- Good manual dexterity and fine manipulation skills - especially in view of delicate, expensive devices.
- Able to prioritise own workload, work calmly and methodically under heavy workload, minimising patient waiting time and maximising patient and carers experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hon) in Audiology (or be in final year of BSc) OR BAAT Parts I and II and BTEC in MPPM
- State registration with RCCP
Values
Essential
- We are kind
- We are open
- We are inclusive
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understand underlying principles and ability to perform tests as out lined in job description, including complex testing and substantial years' experience of same.
- Understand fully the effects of hearing loss and able to formulate individual treatment programme for both complex and routine patients
- Able to programme /fit /evaluate and maintain a range of NHS hearing aids (including CROS aids) and substantial years' experience of same.
- Able to provide appropriate management/ counselling to patients and carers including patients with complex problems and special needs and substantial years' experience of same.
- Able to work without direct supervision for audiometry, tympanometry with reflexes, speech audiometry and other diagnostic tests as indicated
- To perform, without supervision, joint transition clinics (paediatrics to adults)
- Experience of teaching multi professional groups and performing HEI assessments
Skills
Essential
- Able to use all Audiology equipment and associated software to ensure aids are fitted appropriately and patient outcomes are positive -updating knowledge and own CPD
- Listening and counselling skills to establish appropriate individual management plan including those of patients with multiple sensory handicaps and special needs
- Clear oral communication enabling patient and carers to be fully conversant with treatment plan.
- Good manual dexterity and fine manipulation skills - especially in view of delicate, expensive devices.
- Able to prioritise own workload, work calmly and methodically under heavy workload, minimising patient waiting time and maximising patient and carers experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
