Chief Audiologist | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Posting date:	02 May 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£46,148 - £52,809 per annum + 5% High Cost Area Supplement
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	01 June 2025
Location:	Hertford, SG14 1LP
Company:	East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7104768/361-7104768

Summary

We are looking for a passionate and forward-thinking Chief Audiologist to join our team and help deliver on our vision: to be a trusted provider of consistently outstanding care and exemplary service for our patients.

This role offers a rare opportunity for an ambitious Audiologist to take the lead in developing and expanding our Adult Audiology service at East & North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust.

Our service is undergoing an exciting transformation across multiple sites:
• Lister Hospital: Now equipped with three state-of-the-art sound-treated booths, a modern workshop, and a telehealth space within the ENT clinic.
• Danestrete Health Centre: Recently refurbished for adult hearing aid services.
• QEII Hospital: Dedicated solely to paediatric audiology.
• Hertford County Hospital: The future flagship site, opening in Autumn 2025, will feature 20 rooms, including eight sound-treated booths, consultation spaces, vestibular diagnostics, administrative offices, and a purpose-built environment for multidisciplinary teamwork.

This transformation includes a significant expansion of our team, with six new roles being introduced. The Chief Audiologist post is a key part of this growth.

We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
• Tinnitus management
• Complex adult assessments
• BCHI/MEI implants
• Electrophysiological testing



Applicants must hold a BSc in Audiology or equivalent qualifications. An MSc or evidence of Post Graduate study preferred. Applicants should also have, or be able to achieve AHCS registration, and membership of BAA while not essential is desirable.

Applications are welcomed from Audiologists nearing completion of their STP. Candidates would be expected to hold or be able to achieve AHCS registration and or HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist

We are a busy service providing a range of services including:

Full diagnostic support and rehabilitation services to 7 ENT consultants

Direct Access Hearing Aid Clinics

MEI/BCHI service

and are working hard to re open balance Assessment Clinics, vestibular Rehabilitation and tinnitus support pathways as soon as possible.

Research and audit is strongly supported by our ENT colleagues, and the successful applicant will be encouraged to build on this.

As a senior member of staff you will be responsible for steering the rehabilitation and implant service, which will include working in conjunction with two current ENT Otology specialists.

You would also be expected to oversee training of Students (BSc & MSc) and junior staff.

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding & starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

The service is looking forward to major service transformation in the next year. Applicants are encouraged to contact Dawn Bramham, Head of Audiology to discuss the role further, and arrange informal visits. If you do not meet all of the essential criteria but think you might be ready to step into these roles with support, please get in touch.

5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,122


This advert closes on Thursday 22 May 2025