Job summary

Band 5 Audiologist

The Audiology team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) are looking for an enthusiastic audiologist to join their friendly department. As a band 5 Audiologist you will be expected to have previous clinical experience of working independently in adult audiology clinics, although this may include university clinical placements.

You will be part of a team who are supportive and keen to share learning. Development into wider clinical areas is encouraged and supported. There is a proven track record of creating opportunity for wider training, support on recognised professional programmes and academic study.

You will have a degree (or equivalent) in Audiology and have obtained, or be working towards, professional state registration.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Role

You will have experience in providing adult diagnostic hearing assessment and adult rehabilitation work.

You will have prior experience of independently providing ENT support and hearing aid repair and maintenance for service users.

Wider experience will be considered, for example, previous work in paediatrics

The service is based in Reading, and delivered across a number of Berkshire and South Oxfordshire locations. The clinician will be part of the team working across these sites to support the local community.

Additional Responsibilities

Motivation to develop and diversify your clinical skills in order to manage a complex caseloads and potentially support other clinics within the department (i.e. paediatrics, tinnitus).

There will be opportunities to push service quality and the technical knowledge forward.

The role will involve training and supervision of internal and external students.

You will have scope to be involved in audit, service evaluation and improve projects to help maintain IQIPS accreditation, which the service has held since 2014.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.