Audiologist

Audiologist

The closing date is 08 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated Audiologist or Associate Audiologist to join our vibrant and supportive department! If you hold a BSc in Audiology (or equivalent) and a Certificate of Clinical Competence, we'd love to hear from you. Applicants with over 12 months' experience should ideally be RCCP registered. This position offers the ideal balance of consolidating your existing skills while giving you room to grow and develop.

We offer a well-established preceptorship programme, regular peer review, and an annual individual performance review to help you reach your full potential.

You'll play a key role in delivering high-quality adult audiology services, including:

• Direct referral hearing aid assessments
• Fitting and verification of hearing aids (including open-fit technology)
• Follow-ups, repairs, and reassessments
• Supporting ENT clinics

Our department also provides specialist services such as:

• Tinnitus counselling
• Vestibular assessments
• Learning Disability clinics
• Complex needs clinics

As a valued team member, you'll be encouraged to contribute to these services and expand your skills across a broad clinical range.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

• Direct referral hearing aid assessments
• Fitting and verification of hearing aids (including openfit technology)
• Follow-ups, repairs, and reassessments
• Supporting ENT clinics

• BSc or Foundation degree in Audiology
• HCPC or BAA registration

• Experience of working in an NHS Audiology service or AQP provider.
• Experience in all aspects of routine Audiology e.g Hearing aid assessments, REM, fitting and rehabilitation, direct referrals

• Show initiative and have ability to work autonomously within the scope of the job description
• Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development and standards
• Motivational and organisational skills
• Evidence of using appropriate knowledge, research, reasoning and problem solving skills in order to make professional judgement

• Maintain PDP / PPLA
• Knowledge and application of advanced features of digital hearing aids

• Produce high quality written communications e.g patient journals and referral letters
• The ability to work across sites

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.

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £37,796 a year Band 4 or 5 depending upon experience and qualifications