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THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF PEOPLE
Remote
Full-time
10th February 2026

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RNID Near You Coordinator – Nottingham

  • Location: Home working in Nottingham
  • Salary: £25,780 per annum
  • Hours: 35 Hours per week
  • Contract type: 12 months Fixed Term Contract
  • Application deadline: 9 February 2026
  • Interview Dates: w/c 16 February 2026

Please note: The post requires travel across Nottingham so living within the area is an essential requirement.  

Who we are

We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.

We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better. RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.

Join our team

We are a remote working organisation, with colleagues based across the UK in locations from Cornwall to the Shetland Isles and everywhere in between. We come together in person two or three times a year for our Staff Summits, inspirational events for sharing skills and ideas, hearing from external speakers and spending quality time with colleagues. Working in this way, we bring together the best of digital and in-person working in a modern, progressive organisation. We know our colleagues have responsibilities and interests outside work and we want to support that, which is why we offer a sector-leading flexible working policy to all our staff from day one.

Our values are at the heart of how we work and communicate with each other, and the outside world. We strive to be an organisation that is connected, insightful, curious and passionate in everything we do.

This role is important to us and this is where you come in…

You will be joining us at an exciting time as we set up our new RNID Near You service in Nottingham, working alongside Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust Audiology Department to set up an new RNID Near You service in local communities.

As a Co-ordinatoryou will focus on developing and delivering our volunteer lead community service across the Nottingham area through sessions in community settings.

The service will offer:

  • practical hearing aid support
  • information on hearing loss and tinnitus
  • hearing checks

What you will be doing 

You will:

  • Be responsible for setting up and co-ordinating sessions across the region
  • Be able to recruit, train and manage a team of up to 30 volunteers to deliver the service across Nottingham.
  • Work with Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust audiology team to induct and train our volunteers to high standards.
  • Promote this service within the NHS Trust area to ensure maximum engagement and uptake.
  • Ensure all paperwork is processed correctly and reports to stakeholders are timely completed.

About You

You want to make a difference in people’s lives and love to interact with various audiences, including volunteers, health professionals and people using our services.

You have experience managing events, your own workload and able to work evenings/ weekends if required.

You can physically assist people with hearing aids sensitively, giving clear guidance and considering individual wishes and health needs.

You are ready to work for a home-working organisation and have good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word.

We are looking to appoint a motivated person with a keen interest in supporting people with their hearing loss. While you will be home based, there will be some regular travel to services which will be volunteer delivered.

What we can offer you  

  • Your benefits include:
  • 28 days annual leave plus all bank holidays
  • Plus 2 wellbeing days for extra flexibility
  • Sickness benefit entitlement from day 1
  • Fully remote working with no core hours
  • £26 remote working allowance every month
  • In person whole staff conferences throughout the year
  • Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
  • Employee assistance programme that provides counselling sessions
  • Additional benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption
  • Hospital Saturday Fund health benefit
  • Access to an event ticketing platform

Our commitment to diversity 

We are committed to supporting our staff including making reasonable adjustments. If you require support to apply for or fulfil the requirements of this role, please inform us so we can discuss the options with you.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. It has replaced the previous Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme that you may have heard of.

RNID is proud to be a member of Disability Confident and as a Disability Confident Leader we recognise the value disabled people bring to RNID. We offer interviews to any candidate that tells us they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role.

Near You Coordinator – Nottingham

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

£25,780 per year

Contract - Full-time

Posted today

Closing date: 10/02/2026

Documents

JD RNID Near You Coordinator Nottingham.pdf

Near You Coordinator – Nottingham

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

£25,780 per year