Audiology
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Audiology – Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Audiology department at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon prides itself on a rich history of training students and successfully supporting the STP programme for 12 years. We are committed to our students, with a dedicated Training Lead in the department, who has Associate Fellowship status to the HEA (Higher Education Academy) and holds good working relationships with the universities. You will be based at the main hospital site and will attend clinics at four outreach sites in the Swindon area.
Our staff mentor and support students in all areas of clinical practice covering vestibular assessment and rehabilitation, paediatrics, tinnitus and adult rehabilitation all delivered within our trust. Our long-held IQIPS accreditation across all Audiology specialisms show our commitment to high-quality service and teaching delivery. Students will be involved in all aspects of departmental life from roles as deputy Health and Safety coordinator, clinical audit involvement and research activities.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Aston University
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Name: Claire Brooks
Email: claire.brooks5@nhs.net
Audiology – Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Audiology – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
STP trainees in Audiology are located at hospital sites within the Manchester Foundation Trust. The sites are Manchester Royal Infirmary, Trafford General Hospital and Withington Community Hospital. Trainees are based in one of these sites where most of their training takes place. There are opportunities for secondments between the sites for specialist experience such as cochlear implants or paediatric audiology. All the sites have state of the art equipment and have experienced mentors for the STP trainees. We have a long history of providing successful STP training in Audiology.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Audiology – Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham Audiology has a long history of successfully training Clinical Scientists. Ongoing support from the Training Lead and their team is available throughout the three years and for the research elements of the MSc. We are a large team of Audiologists and have specialised clinics for; complex audiological cases, bone conduction hearing implants, tinnitus, dementia, paediatrics, evoked potentials, vestibular diagnostics and vestibular rehabilitation. We also share a site with the Nottingham Audiology Implant Programme.
Clinic work will be primary based at Ropewalk House and Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham which are both in close proximity to Nottingham city centre.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Jason Smalley
Email: jason.smalley@nhs.net
Audiology – Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
We are a large, friendly, IQUIPs accredited, Audiology team that provides a wide variety of Audiology services including complex adults, paediatrics, tinnitus, and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation. We cover a large area including Hampshire, western West Sussex, and the Isle of Wight. The main base will be at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, but trainees may be expected to travel to other sites if required for training.
Our team is experienced in training for complex adults, routine and complex paediatrics, tinnitus, and vestibular rehabilitation and assessment and are involved with students on the Audiology apprenticeship, PTP, STP and HTS. The team consists of over thirty clinical staff, which allows us to over all aspects of the STP training in-house, and we have close links within the hospital and to nearby areas to help facilitate any further training needed.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
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Name: Emma Godwin
Email: emma.godwin@porthosp.nhs.uk
Audiology – Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
The Audiology department is well equipped with adult, paediatric and balance clinics and can provide all audiology clinical training in-house. This post is mainly based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading but some training is carried out at satellite sites all commutable from Reading e.g. specialist balance training one day per week for a few months in second and third years. First year rotations are also carried out at Reading except one in Oxford.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Sarah Fancy
Email: sarah.fancy@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Audiology – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This post will be primarily based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield. Paediatric training will be delivered at Sheffield Children’s Hospital which is a 5 minute walking distance from the base site. Trainees may be required to travel to other sites on a block basis e.g. for day placements at other clinical locations in Sheffield, Chesterfield and other localities – these are typically manageable by public transport and would be agreed with a trainee prior.
Sheffield has good public transport links to the main hospital site by rail, bus and tram. Sheffield is known as the ‘outdoor city’ with many green spaces and is located close to the Peak District National Park. The Trust has an excellent staff benefits programme and trainees will have access to onsite health sciences library with study facilities. We have over 1500 HCS staff in the trust and a large number of other STP trainees based here for peer support.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
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Name: Sophie Smith
Email: Sophie.smith96@nhs.net
Audiology – The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Audiology Team as a trainee Clinical Scientist in Audiology (Scientific Training Programme). You will be based at West Park Hospital where the majority of our Adult assessment and rehabilitation work is undertaken, but will be expected to travel to the Gem Centre for paediatric training, New Cross Hospital for Vestibular training and Cannock Chase Hospital to cover some clinical aspects. There are good transport links between sites. You will have access to a range of text books within the department and the library facilities at New Cross Hospital. Within the Department your training will be organised and co-ordinated by our lead trainer, who will also provide additional, training, coaching and mentoring to help you through the course. We have a large, friendly team and the departmental ethos is one of continuous improvement and staff development. We are a UKAS IQIPS accredited site.
Local promotion details for post(s): Posts will be promoted though local X communications and Trust website.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Aston University
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Name: Lesley Peplow or Karen Nicklin
Email: lesley.peplow@nhs.net or k.nicklin@nhs.net
Audiology – University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The rotation component in year 1 will take place at different hospital sites within London. The adult specialty training will be based within Royal Free NHS Trust which includes travelling between sites at Royal Free Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and Barnet Hospital.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Aston University
Audiology – University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Direct Entry STP position with our large and friendly team of audiologists, clinical scientists and hearing therapists across Bristol audiology services. We have 3 chief sites and several outreach clinics across the city, the host site being Southmead Hospital (IQIPS nationally accredited). Paediatric training is provided by the Children’s Hearing Centre.
We have excellence across all areas of adult and paediatric audiology including vestibular (balance) assessment/ rehabilitation. We work very closely with ENT vertigo clinics, and have close links with implant services, neurology, and physiotherapy. We are research and audit active.
Bristol audiology has been providing STP supervision and training for more than 10 years, and we have a 100% success rate.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Sally Worfolk
Email: Sally.Worfolk@uhbw.nhs.uk
Audiology – University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
With over 13,000 members of staff based across five hospitals University Hospitals of Derby and Burton provides care to over 1 million inhabitants across South Derbyshire and East Staffordshire. We provide a wide range of services, including newborn hearing screening and diagnostics, paediatric, vestibular, tinnitus, and complex rehabilitation. Adult Audiology is housed in a purpose-built Head and Neck Unit, and Paediatric Audiology is situated within the Derbyshire Children’s Hospital. Within the organisation we have excellent working relationships with our 12 ENT Consultants, Audiovestibular Physician and Paediatrician with specialist interest in hearing aetiology. We have close links with other local services such as Education, Speech and Language Therapy, Social Services, and the Royal School for The Deaf Derby.
At UHDB we have an emerging healthcare science reputation supported by our Director for AHP/HCS, Lead Healthcare Scientist, and Lead for AHP/HCS Research. We have an established Practice Learning and Support Unit who facilitate training and education across multiple professions within the organisation. We have well established links with Aston University, University of Manchester, and De Montfort University for Audiology PTP trainees. We offer a flexible working pattern (e.g., full time over 4 or 5 days).
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Aston University
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Tendai Ngwerume
Email: tendai.ngwerume2@nhs.net
Audiology – University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
The STP in Audiology post is based in the Hearing and Balance Centre at the Royal Stoke hospital, the site of all UHNM Audiology sub specialties, including vestibular testing, adult and paediatric testing and rehabilitation. All first year rotations are also accessed via Royal Stoke and there is a comprehensive library on site. There may be an occasional need to travel to neighbouring sites or hospitals according to clinical rota’s. The trust provides a shuttle bus to transport staff between the main hospital sites and good transport exists across the city for community health settings.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Audiology – University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
The service is based at Derriford Hospital, and our trainee will be based here, with some time in our community clinics across the area. From spring 2026 our adult service will be moving to a new custom-built new community diagnostic centre a few miles away in the city centre, so the trainee will spend some time there.
We provide a full audiology service, from the newborn hearing screening team through to complex adults, including BAHAs and middle ear implants with children and adults. We are IQIPS accredited. Training in all the elements is provided to our STP students here, and the other year 1 rotations are also supplied on site. We have been delivering STP since the start of the programme, and several of the previous graduates have taken on permanent positions in the team.
Our team is a diverse group of staff, all working together for our patients.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Zoe Duckworth
Email: zoe.duckworth@nhs.net
Audiology – University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
The department offers a wide range of services for adults and children. These include hearing and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation, a specialist clinic for adults with learning disability and a Bone Conduction and Middle Ear Implant service. The trainee will be based at the Royal Sussex County hospital and the Royal Alexandra Children’s hospital which are situated close to each other. Some services are also offered in the community, and the trainee may be required to travel to these on rare occasions but there are good transport links. We are already supporting an STP trainee and offer regular MSc student placement. This is a training hospital with access to a library on site, and we have existing links with other departments where the trainee will do their rotations.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Tania van Zyl
Email: tania.vanzyl@nhs.net