Trainee Audiology Practitioner

Do you want to help the nation hear and see better? Well, as an Audiology Practitioner at Specsavers, you can work alongside your partners and colleagues to help more customers with their hearing, faster. You can train to completion with the support of a Hearing Aid Dispenser (HAD), and then eventually have the chance to move on to other roles within the store or wider business. Here, your opportunities are endless. 

This your opportunity to join a global company that is focused on providing the best value optometry, audiology and other healthcare services to everybody, simply, clearly and consistently, exceeding customer expectations every time.

Our Trainee Audiology practitioner role is the perfect entry point for those looking for a career in the Hearcare industry. You will have access to industry leading training, equipment and support.  

As a Trainee Audiology practitioner, you will be an integral member of the team and the first point of contact for our customers and once you have completed the relevant training you will be able to perform clinical activities along the customer pathway, your first part of the course will be Wax Removal using microsuction techniques.

Our store   

This role is based in the Galway store with cover required for the Headford Road store, Tuam and store in Knocknacarra.  The business operates 7 days and you will be required to work 5 days per week including weekends with 2 weekends per month required.

Our team   

We are dedicated to growing our own talent and we have a wonderful team of dedicated people in our store ready and waiting for you to meet.  

What’s on offer?  

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:   

• Rate of pay is NMW plus 20 pph per annum
• Working hours: Full Time 40 hrs a week, 8.30am to 5pm - Monday through to Sunday
• Benefits: 20 days AL + 8 Bank Holidays plus your Birthday day off 
• Usual GPTW benefits including money off major retailers
• Career development opportunities moving forward to Hearing Aid Dispenser

Find out more 

While we don’t need you to have a degree or any specific qualifications to enrol on this programme, we do need you to have a few skills to get started here. Firstly, you’ll need to have good written and verbal English skills, so we know you can communicate effectively with our customers and colleagues. You’ll also need to have a keen interest in self-development, desire to further your skills, and then ideally a fluency in use of patient management systems such (but don’t worry if you don’t have that last one). 

Got all of these? We can’t wait for you to apply!