237605 Graduate Healthcare Scientist in Paediatric Audiology (Paediatric Audiologist)

Role Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual to join the paediatric audiology team at NHS Lothian's Children's Hearing service.

Responsibilities

• Support paediatric diagnostic hearing assessments in the ENT clinic and with children over the age of 4 years.
• Deliver high levels of care via face to face appointments at The Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and at Lauriston Hospital.
• Contribute to service improvement and development, including SOP development, patient information audit and quality improvement.
• Carry out diagnostic testing of children aged 0-18 years, including ABR, ASSR, Visual Reinforcement Audiometry, Performance Audiometry, Pure Tone Audiometry, TEAOE testing, Otoscopy and Tympanometry.
• Fit hearing aids for all ages and participate in the fitting of implantable devices as part of the national microtia service.
• Support children's hearing improvement through fitting and management of hearing aids.
• Participate in service improvement duties such as contributions to SOPs, patient information audit and quality improvement.
• Work Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 18:00, with a full time expectation of 37 hours per week; a 36 hour reduced working week will be introduced by 2026 with no salary impact.

Qualifications

• Post holder must have a PVG Scheme membership/record; non membership will require Disclosure Scotland application prior to commencing in post.

Working Hours

The service currently runs clinics Monday to Friday between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00 with the expectation of working 37 hours between these times. There is a NHS Scotland initiative to have a reduced working week of 36 hours by 2026 with no salary impact.

Additional Information

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Verity Hill, Head of Service on or by email

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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Equality and Diversity

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.