Clinical Lead for Adult Rehabilitation in Audiology

3 weeks ago


Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and experienced clinician to join our adult rehabilitation team at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a fixed-term post that will see you working closely with our existing adult rehabilitation leads to develop and deliver our adult rehabilitation services.

As a joint lead clinician, you will have the opportunity to be involved in tinnitus and/or vestibular audiology, and will be expected to have a high level of clinical expertise and excellent interpersonal skills.

You will be responsible for working closely with the team to support developments and assist the Head of Audiology and other team leads in meeting department goals.

In return, we offer opportunities for professional development and a supportive, responsive team to work within.

Main Duties of the Job

  • Provide specialist advice for the assessment and rehabilitation of patients with audiovestibular impairment.
  • Work with the other AR lead to give clinical direction to the service, within the boundaries set by the Head of Audiology.
  • Monitor the AR service budget to ensure that income and expenditure balance and that procurement lies within fiscal boundaries.
  • Line manage lower-grade staff, carrying out regular appraisals and supporting their development and training.
  • Continually monitor clinical pathways to ensure lean working with efficient use of resources.
  • Monitor the DM01/RTT position of the AR service and ensure that the Head of Audiology is kept aware of potential threats, together with suggestions for remedial actions when needed.

Working for Our Organisation

At University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed.

We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs.

This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop.

We hope that in choosing University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

  • Provide, and receive, specialist, complex, information around auditory status effectively, especially when barriers to understanding are present. Information needs to be disseminated in an effective way, to patients, colleagues and other professionals alike, cascading accurate information.
  • Provide complex analytical and judgement skills and to have specialist knowledge for supporting adults with severe-to-profound hearing losses, adults with intellectual disabilities, and understand the legal frameworks regarding adult safeguarding and the rights of adults living with dementia and/or intellectual disabilities.
  • Provide effective clinical supervision, training and support to others within the team including line management of junior staff/students and appraisals.
  • Possesses an excellent working knowledge of hearing aids, and other assistive listening devices offering appropriate rehabilitation.
  • Responsible for working collaboratively with other team members, giving clinical direction to the Adult (and or tinnitus/balance) service. Being competent to assess and deliver rehabilitation to either tinnitus or balance patients.
  • Ensures a welcoming, calm and professional environment for all those interacting with the Audiology department.
  • Triaging of referral letters into appropriate clinics for the administration team to be able to schedule appointments correctly- monitoring activity and waiting lists of the service to enable appropriate time tabling.
  • Implements policies and proposes changes appropriate to the service and participates in service development and auditing.
  • Ensures effective stock control and efficient practice.
  • Maintains own personal development and training requirements (for registration), and records this effectively. Actively contributes in research and development activities for the department- leading these changes/audits.
  • Uses all software and IT systems effectively and assists others to do so.
  • To be involved in calibration checks on equipment and be involved in troubleshooting to allow safe practice to continue.


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