Job summary
Job Overview: Senior Paediatric Audiologist / Clinical Scientist (Band 7)
Are you an experienced Paediatric Audiologist ready to take the next step in your career? We are looking for a passionate and skilled professional to join our dedicated Paediatric Audiology Team within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. This is a fixed-term position to cover an internal staff secondment, with the contract ending on 31st March 2026.
As a Senior Paediatric Audiologist, you will deliver high-quality assessments and rehabilitation services to children with hearing needs, including advanced diagnostic procedures such as ABR. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to our complex assessment service at Chailey Clinical Services, lead on service development, and supervise junior staff. The post holder will be based at Crawley Hospital within the Paediatric Audiology Team and will liaise with a multidisciplinary wider team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is ready to take on greater responsibility, expand their leadership skills, and make a meaningful impact in children's lives.
Why join us?
- Supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team
- Opportunities for professional development and clinical leadership
- Active involvement in service improvement and innovation
- Access to diverse clinical experiences across multiple sites
If you're driven by quality, collaboration, and a commitment to child-centred care, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
a) The post holder will be expected to deliver excellent clinical assessment and diagnostic work through skilled performance of a broad range of clinical activities. These will be across Paediatric Audiology (Assessment/Complex Assessment, Rehabilitation and Objective test measures including ABR assessment).
b) The post holder will have the opportunity to develop a role in our complex assessment service at Chailey Clinical Services.
c) The post holder will be expected to deliver excellent clinical rehabilitation and utilise all validation and verification methods suited to the patient.
d) The post holder can expect to perform autonomously and undertake supervision of junior staff across all areas of Paediatric Audiology.
e) The post holder will be expected to deputise the Professional Lead alongside the other Senior Paediatric Audiologists in the team.
f) The post holder will be expected to take a leading role in service development and clinical audit. Holding overall responsibility for maintaining regular audit in their clinical area of leadership.
g) The post holder will be expected to lead an agreed area of Paediatric Audiology and take responsibility for the Quality of that area.
h) The post holder will be supported to provide clinical and operational leadership and ensure the service continues to meet its UKAS IQIPS accreditation requirements.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide day to day management of team members to include:
a) A clear understanding of national Audiological Standards and Departmental Service Operational Procedures required to competently lead clinical practice and patient management.
b) To perform unsupervised all standard and advanced scientific and technical diagnostic duties in all sections of the Paediatric Audiology service.
c) Take detailed medical and audiological history, interpret test results and explain these to the patients, relatives and carers in an appropriate, empathetic manner.
d) Produce detailed and clear reports suitable for the audience receiving them.
e) Develop and provide an individual patient management plan for the child and deliver it in a way that is suitable for the child and the family.
f) Perform outcome and verification measures by using best practice and quantifiable questionnaires.
g) Participate in clinical audit and any on-going research.
h) Take responsibility of Team Leader for a specific agreed area of audiology and liaise with the Professional Lead with regards to service development via monthly senior team meetings.
i) Work with the team and manager to maintain the departments UKAS IQIPS accreditation.
j) Recognise the importance of clinical governance, timely incident reporting via Datix and triaging of new referrals into the service as part of the team.
Main tasks
a) Leading and jointly managing all Paediatric patient appointment types working closely with the whole Paediatric Audiology team.
b) Clinic variety will depend on the post holders expertise but they will be expected to lead in all behavioural assessment procedures, objective assessment procedures and rehabilitation procedures.
c) Timely writing of all reports both self-typed and dictated.
d) Regular participation in team meetings and wider trust meetings as required.
e) Consistent adherence to trust appraisal and supervision guidance as both the appraiser and appraisee.
f) Clear recording and participation in CPD in-line with their own registration body.
g) Showing clear communication techniques both verbally and written to patients their families, other professionals and stakeholders.
Please see attached Job description for further details of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide day to day management of team members to include:
a) A clear understanding of national Audiological Standards and Departmental Service Operational Procedures required to competently lead clinical practice and patient management.
b) To perform unsupervised all standard and advanced scientific and technical diagnostic duties in all sections of the Paediatric Audiology service.
c) Take detailed medical and audiological history, interpret test results and explain these to the patients, relatives and carers in an appropriate, empathetic manner.
d) Produce detailed and clear reports suitable for the audience receiving them.
e) Develop and provide an individual patient management plan for the child and deliver it in a way that is suitable for the child and the family.
f) Perform outcome and verification measures by using best practice and quantifiable questionnaires.
g) Participate in clinical audit and any on-going research.
h) Take responsibility of Team Leader for a specific agreed area of audiology and liaise with the Professional Lead with regards to service development via monthly senior team meetings.
i) Work with the team and manager to maintain the departments UKAS IQIPS accreditation.
j) Recognise the importance of clinical governance, timely incident reporting via Datix and triaging of new referrals into the service as part of the team.
Main tasks
a) Leading and jointly managing all Paediatric patient appointment types working closely with the whole Paediatric Audiology team.
b) Clinic variety will depend on the post holders expertise but they will be expected to lead in all behavioural assessment procedures, objective assessment procedures and rehabilitation procedures.
c) Timely writing of all reports both self-typed and dictated.
d) Regular participation in team meetings and wider trust meetings as required.
e) Consistent adherence to trust appraisal and supervision guidance as both the appraiser and appraisee.
f) Clear recording and participation in CPD in-line with their own registration body.
g) Showing clear communication techniques both verbally and written to patients their families, other professionals and stakeholders.
Please see attached Job description for further details of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Professional registration
Essential
- MSc Audiology or relevant paediatric modules (or equivalent evidence of both academic and practical qualifications in Paediatric Audiology)
- Proven experience working as an audiologist in the NHS with significant experience in paediatric audiology both in assessment and rehabilitation
- Registered with the HCPC or RCCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Completion of Higher Training Scheme or STP
- British Sign Language Level 1
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post-qualification experience working autonomously in paediatric Audiology in both diagnostic and rehabilitative areas
- Experience in managing complex and non-routine cases
Desirable
- Have evidence of management/supervisory experience
- Have experience of clinical audit, research, and presentations at scientific meetings
- Have knowledge and experience of supervising internal and external audiology trainees
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- To have knowledge of all standard and advanced audiological test procedures
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills particularly with children and their families
- Excellent communication skills and experience of working through interpreters
Desirable
- Knowledge of audit, incident reporting and clinical governance within an NHS setting
Person Specification
Qualifications/Professional registration
Essential
- MSc Audiology or relevant paediatric modules (or equivalent evidence of both academic and practical qualifications in Paediatric Audiology)
- Proven experience working as an audiologist in the NHS with significant experience in paediatric audiology both in assessment and rehabilitation
- Registered with the HCPC or RCCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Completion of Higher Training Scheme or STP
- British Sign Language Level 1
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post-qualification experience working autonomously in paediatric Audiology in both diagnostic and rehabilitative areas
- Experience in managing complex and non-routine cases
Desirable
- Have evidence of management/supervisory experience
- Have experience of clinical audit, research, and presentations at scientific meetings
- Have knowledge and experience of supervising internal and external audiology trainees
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- To have knowledge of all standard and advanced audiological test procedures
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills particularly with children and their families
- Excellent communication skills and experience of working through interpreters
Desirable
- Knowledge of audit, incident reporting and clinical governance within an NHS setting
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
