Principal Audiologist with special interest in Auditory Implants

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Principal Audiologist with special interest in Auditory Implants

The closing date is 23 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Audiologist role with a special interest in auditory implants.

The North East Regional Cochlear Implant Programme (NERCIP) and South Tees Audiology is a large service with over 60 staff; that is proud to deliver a high quality, innovative and comprehensive NHS Audiology care. The main purpose-built department is located in The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough and the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, providing district general hospital services for the local population in addition to a range of specialist regional services to 1.5million people. The organisation is built on the dedication and hard work of our staff and we are very proud of our 9,000 workforce. We are continuing to build links with the Universities of Teesside, Durham and Newcastle and have a purpose-built Institute for Learning, Research and Innovation on the main site. We're also a leading partner in the academic health science network (AHSN) for the North East and North Cumbria, which aims to recognise the brilliant ideas originating from the region's health service, turning them into treatments, accessible technologies and medicines, and the Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic person with clinical experience in complex and non-routine case load in the specialist areas of Auditory Implants.

Work as an independent practitioner without supervision providing clinical services directly to patients, which may include:

• Assessment of adults and children within the service;
• Creating individual rehabilitation plans for each patient whilst maintaining a flexible approach and responsive attitude to patient need, including highly complex cases.
• Establishing a good rapport and working with patients of all age, including gaining their cooperation in clinics and self management at home.
• Taking accurate ear impressions in both adults and children, with an appropriate insertion depth in order to minimise feedback from hearing aids.
• Verifying hearing aid prescriptions for adult and paediatric patients using probe tube microphone measurements, requiring precision in probe placement.
• Managing highly complex cases, some of whom may be referred by other team members due to conflicting results or incomplete information.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impact - Leading your Team to Success
o Leading Into the Future
o Service Improvement for Beginners
o Developing your Service Improvement Skills
o Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS and promote Trust values and behaviour;
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillset;
• Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification Qualifications & Training

• Registered as one of the following (or eligible for registration): HCPC as a Clinical Scientist, RCCP as a Clinical Physiologist, AHCS as a Healthcare Scientist
• Training in specialist service area, e.g. completed BAA Higher Training Scheme Certificate of Clinical Competence, in house training followed by significant experience
• BSc Audiology/MSc Audiology or equivalent.

Knowledge & Skills

• Detailed knowledge and significant practical experience of hearing aid verification methods, such as real ear measures, questionnaire assessment and speech testing;
• Detailed technical knowledge of a range of cochlear implants and/or BCHDs;
• Good level of knowledge of national guidelines for auditory implantation and paediatric audiology and related NICE guidelines.

Experience

• Experience with working with a range of different devices;
• Significant experience in the programming of cochlear implants or Bone Conduction Devices in routine cases (adults and/or children);
• Experience in the assessment of complex and non routine cases for auditory implants, e.g. those with complex disabilities, challenging behaviours.

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.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours