Graduate Paediatric Audiologist – Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Main area: Graduate Paediatric Audiologist

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Employer: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Site: St Thomas Hospital, London

Salary: £37,259 – £45,356 p.a. inc HCA

Closing: 01/03/2026 23:59

Interview date: 11/03/2026

Guy’s and St Thomas’ provides a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and specialists include cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Following an expansion of our nationally recognised service, we are seeking a motivated Audiologist to join our team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. This post is specifically designed as a developmental gateway for an early-career professional or a recent graduate looking to specialise in the paediatric field. As a Band 5 Graduate Paediatric Audiologist, you will benefit from a structured internal training programme covering paediatric assessment and (re)habilitation for children from 6 months of age. You will initially work alongside our senior clinicians, gaining exposure to specialist cases and evidence-based protocols, before transitioning to an independent caseload as your competencies develop. Joining this UKAS-accredited, forward-thinking department offers an unparalleled opportunity to build a robust clinical foundation within a nationally recognised centre of excellence.

This predominantly clinical role offers experience across a comprehensive range of paediatric assessments and (re)habilitation challenges. Your journey will begin with a structured training focus on behavioural hearing assessments for children aged five and over, providing a solid foundation before expanding into complex assessments for younger children and infants. As your clinical competencies evolve, you will take on increasing responsibility for leading and assisting in clinics for children from six months of age, including the management of routine hearing aid reviews and supporting new paediatric fittings. Beyond your core clinical caseload, you will contribute to the ongoing evolution of the department through service development responsibilities, ensuring our pathways remain at the forefront of the profession.

Alongside our main site at St Thomas’ we run clinics at our satellite sites in Gracefield Gardens (Lambeth), Sunshine House (Southwark) and Kaleidoscope (Lewisham). With the planned expansion of the service an additional satellite site location is being sought within Bromley, Bexley or Greenwich. We are committed to fostering a healthy work‑life balance and champion modern working patterns. The majority of our clinical team operates on a compressed four‑day week (08:00–18:00). Typically, your week will be balanced between 2–3 days at St Thomas’ and 1–2 days at a satellite clinic, offering a diverse and stimulating working environment.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Paediatric Audiology Service is the largest of its kind in the UK, operating as a non‑medical consultant‑led centre of excellence. We are proud to be a UKAS Accredited Medical Diagnostic Service (No. 9980), a testament to our commitment to the highest clinical standards and quality assurance. Joining us means working at the forefront of the profession within a supportive, innovation‑driven culture that provides a robust platform for the next stage of your clinical or managerial career.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Essential criteria

• BSc Audiology or equivalent
• Knowledge and understanding of paediatric behavioural hearing assessment
• Registered or in process of registering with AHCS as an Audiologist

• Registered or in process of registering with HCPC (Clinical Scientist)
• MSc in Audiology

Experience

• Essential criteria

• Previous experience of working in a clinical Audiology environment

• Previous experience of working in a clinical Paediatric Audiology environment
• Experience working with children

Skills

• Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritise & work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
• Basic assessment and management of patients with hearing difficulties
• Knowledge of equipment maintenance and calibration
• Good IT skills

• Ability to formulate appropriate clinical management plans based on good case history information, and to seek further assistance when required
• Knowledge and understanding of electrophysiological hearing assessment
• Knowledge and understanding of the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impaired infants and children

EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT

Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Flexible working

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account the individual’s personal circumstances as well as the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on‑boarding process.