Hearing Rehabilitationist

Main area Division D - Hearing Rehabilitationist Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 39 weeks (Secondment) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-D-264030

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital - Division D Town Cambridge Salary £47,810 - £54,710 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/02/:59 Interview date 18/02/2026

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a new member of staff to join our enthusiastic paediatric Hearing implant rehabilitation team for a fixed term maternity cover.

This post provides an exciting opportunity for Speech and Language Therapists to extend and consolidate their professional experience of working with infants and young people with conductive and severe to profound sensorineural hearing losses. The Emmeline Centre helps assess and monitor individuals that require support in using BCHD or implantable hearing devices. This post will involve both in clinic and outreach working whilst aiming to fully utilise remote appointments where possible. If you are interested to find out more about the post or have any questions regarding the role then please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a specialist hearing rehabilitation service as part of the regional hearing implant programme based at Addenbrooke's Hospital. This involves assessing patients' suitability for a hearing implant within a multidisciplinary team and supporting the patient with their communication throughout their rehabilitation journey. The majority of the caseload is with

cochlear implants; however work with other hearing implants will also be part of the post.

You will be responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating care as a specialist clinician within the hearing rehabilitation team. The post holder will also offer training / supervision for other staff and students; contribute to maintaining and developing pathways of care, and participate in research and audit activity.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 8th February 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 18th February 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part time working, job share, term time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification Qualifications

• A recognised qualification in speech and language therapy / pathology or its overseas equivalents
• A recognised qualification in hearing therapy (HT) or A recognised qualification as a teacher of the deaf
• Current full practising registration of the appropriate professional regulatory body/bodies without unspent sanctions/ warnings
• Research degree or equivalent
• Auditory- Verbal qualification OR Advanced specialist certificate in working with deaf people

Experience

• Experience of working with children with hearing implants in a range of settings
• Experience of implementing service development initiatives
• Experience of managing a complex caseload independently
• Experience of conducting research and/or evaluation studies
• Experience of giving presentations at national or international level
• Experience of supervising clinical students or assistants

Experience

• Knowledge of cochlear implants
• Understanding of issues within the Deaf community
• Knowledge of the range of communication options available for children with a hearing loss
• Knowledge of hearing implants other than cochlear implants
• Knowledge of alternative assistive equipment for use by deaf people/ individuals with a hearing loss
• Knowledge of educational, statutory and voluntary agencies involved in services for the deaf /those with a hearing loss

Skills

• Able to prepare and deliver a rehabilitation programme to children with severe to profound hearing loss
• Advanced communication skills with patients with complex needs and their carers/families
• Able to use Microsoft office and computer applications
• Counselling skills for patients/families dealing with the emotional impact of acquired or congenital deafness
• Problem solving and negotiation skills
• Strong verbal and written presentation skills

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, toward patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
• Able to complete work tasks to deadlines
• Able to set own learning targets
• Able to commit to Trust behaviours and standards
• Able to travel independently
• Able to work flexibly as required
• Able to work effectively when under pressure from competing demands

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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