York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Trainee Associate Audiologist

The closing date is 14 October 2025

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Job summary

Kickstart Your Audiology Career!Join York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals as a Trainee Band 4 Associate Audiologist.

What's on offer:

  • Hands-on experience delivering routine audiology care

  • Opportunity to fit and verify hearing devices, and support patient care plans

  • Clear progression pathway with a Level 5 Audiology Apprenticeship at De Montfort University

  • Work independently within supportive policies and procedures

  • Ongoing professional development to grow your career

If you're passionate about patient care and eager to build a future in audiology, this is your chance to train, learn, and make a difference.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide person-centred support to patients, families, and carers with kindness and compassion.

  • Carry out routine hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings, adjustments, and repairs under supervision.

  • Support delivery of care plans and aural rehabilitation for routine adult patients.

  • Keep accurate clinical records and communicate effectively with patients and colleagues.

  • Contribute to safe, inclusive care environments and engage in ongoing training and development.

About us

For more information about our Trust, please visit:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Details

Date posted

30 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-7494076-TAA-SY

Job locations

York and Scarborough Hospitals

York and Scarborough

YO31 8HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE in English, Maths and Science at Grade C/4 or above or equivalent

Desirable

  • Further qualifications and or structured training in relevant clinical area.

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of transferable workplace training and competencies
  • Proactively undertakes relevant specialist or departmental training in order to achieve required knowledge and competency for role.

Desirable

  • Understanding of research, audit, and service evaluation.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE in English, Maths and Science at Grade C/4 or above or equivalent

Desirable

  • Further qualifications and or structured training in relevant clinical area.

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of transferable workplace training and competencies
  • Proactively undertakes relevant specialist or departmental training in order to achieve required knowledge and competency for role.

Desirable

  • Understanding of research, audit, and service evaluation.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York and Scarborough Hospitals

York and Scarborough

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York and Scarborough Hospitals

York and Scarborough

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Audiologist

Kate Iley

kate.iley@nhs.net

07972213686

Details

Date posted

30 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-7494076-TAA-SY

Job locations

York and Scarborough Hospitals

York and Scarborough

YO31 8HE


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