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Band 4 Development Post (Annex 21) B4 following completion of training, minimum of 2 years post qualification*
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Mental Health Occupational Therapist to join our Community Rehabilitation Team across the Scottish Borders.
This post is providing the opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to develop within a supportive service into a Band 6 role.
- Please note this is a Trainee post, therefore Annex 21 applies*
For Trainees Covered By Annex 21 Where The Period Of Training Lasts For Between One And Four Years, Pay Will Be As Follows
- up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate;
- more than one but less than two years prior to completion of training: 70 per cent of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate of the qualified;
- more than two but less than three years prior to completion of training: 65 per cent of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate.
- more than three years from completion of training: 60 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate.
For further guidance on Annex 21 please follow this link: Annex 21 Arrangements for pay and banding of trainees
Borders General Hospital
Audiology Department
Trainee Associate Audiologist Annex 21
Permanent 36 hours a week (1.0) WTE
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Trainee Associated Audiologist to work providing Audiology Services within the Borders region.
The Trainee Associate Audiologist role has been designed to allow the successful candidate to earn a Higher Education Diploma in Hearing Aid Audiology at Queen Margaret University whilst working with a clinical, hearing healthcare team.
With an aim to enrol on the Higher Education Diploma in Hearing Aid Audiology course in September 2026 and earning whilst you learn for the duration of the course (2 years), this is a great place to start a career in Audiology.
Main duties of the job
The Trainee Associate Audiologists works as a member of the Audiology team under the direct and indirect supervision of a Senior Audiologist. The post will involve direct patient care, dealing with routine enquiries and performing routine non-complex tasks daily which will include hearing aid repair and maintenance.
There will be a mix of both clinical and administrative duties which have clearly defined protocols and procedures.
As competencies progress, they will provide routine adult hearing aid maintenance under indirect supervision, undertake some basic diagnostic assessments and interpret basic clinical results/data. Some administrative support duties may also be required.
The post is designed as a progressive role, undertaking practical and theoretical training in all aspects including completing a Higher Education Diploma in Hearing Aid Audiology and achieving a Band 4, Associate Audiologist role.
The role requires full engagement in all aspects of the training, including all elements of theory and practice and all tri-partite reviews. You will be required to attend University and must adhere to all University deadlines for submission of work. You will be required to maintain records of all on the job learning
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.dislosurescotland.co.uk
About Us
The department has a friendly team of committed Audiologists with a wide range of responsibilities covering the entirety of Audiological provision to adults and some children throughout the Borders region.
The clinical services provided include adult assessment and re-habilitation, other services provided include clinics for Adults with a Learning Disability, BAHA, Hearing Therapy for complex cases and Tinnitus and Hyperacusis clinics.
If this interests, you apply now.
For any queries regarding this job, please contact Mark Sleigh Clinical Lead on: 01896 826531. email [Confidential Information]
As from 1st April 2026 the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a regulated role, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards
will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website
here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or going rate. Further information on these criteria can be found
here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form. 
