Specialist Audiologist

Main area Specialist Audiologist Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-D-264087

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division D Town Cambridge Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/04/:59

Job overview

We are seeking a Specialist Audiologist to join our busy and friendly team. The role is full time FTE 37.5 hours per week working across our adult and pediatric services.

You will need to be a well motivated, enthusiastic qualified and registered audiologist. We are an innovative department, providing a comprehensive audiology service. You will join a highly motivated team, committed to providing a high quality service.

Main duties will be in the assessment and (re)habilitation hearing for adults and children on both complex and routine pathways. You must have excellent spoken and written communication skills with children and families and other multidisciplinary team professionals. You will have a desire to find creative and effective solutions for patients with a variety of hearing needs. You will be a competent practitioner and able to work without supervision in the main tertiary hospital department and at the satellite clinics. You will be expected to develop specialist expertise although training will be given. We are a training department and you would be expected to contribute to training junior staff and HTS, PTP and STP trainees.

Applications from new graduates are welcomed as this post offers a great opportunity to consolidate and develop your skills. CUH Audiology is an experienced training center and you will be mentored and encouraged at this key stage of your career.

You will ideally have an STP in Audiology or equivalent. HCPC/AHCS registration is expected.

Main duties of the job

This post is concerned with

1. The provision of a comprehensive audiology service within the context of the wider department

2. Carrying out a range of diagnostic audiological tests

3. Providing a comprehensive (re)habilitation service to 0 18 year olds with hearing loss/deafness

4. Providing a comprehensive (re)habilitation service to adults with hearing loss/deafness

5. Provision of (re)habilitative services to adults and children with complex needs

6. Maintaining own professional knowledge and contribute to the clinical developments of the department

7. Using knowledge and experience in the training and supervision of junior staff and departmental trainees

8. Working independently

Working for our organisation Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 9th April 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 24th April 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose created colleague only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part time working, job share, term time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification Qualifications

• MSc in Audiology or equivalent (or assessed study in Adult Rehabilitation Audiology at M level)
• State registration (or working towards this if not yet eligible)

Experience

• Extensive experience in general audiology post qualification
• Significant specialist experience in adult rehabilitation.
• Significant experience in paediatric Audiology
• Experience in audit and service development
• Evidence of autonomous and unsupervised working
• Experience with complex adult rehabilitation caseload eg unilateral hearing loss, severe/profound hearing loss, tinnitus

Knowledge

• In depth working knowledge of relevant national standards, policies, professional recommendations and guidelines
• Detailed knowledge of hearing aids and their processing strategies and other relevant new technologies

Skills

• Advanced skills in adult and paediatric auditory rehabilitation and specialist tests of hearing function
• Computer literate, with good keyboard skills
• Ability to extract clinical information from and communicate complex technical explanations to patients and carers.
• Ability and willingness to lead, offer opinions and direction in an effective team spirited manner
• Advanced research skills

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.