Head of Audiology Leadership

10 hours ago


Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Title: Head of Community Management

This is an exciting opportunity for a 12-month fixed-term appointment for a Head of Audiology who will be responsible for providing operational and clinical leadership to our growing department.

Main Duties:
  • Clinical - General
  • As a senior audiologist, you will take accountability for the clinical and scientific leadership and decisions within the Audiology Service, supported by both the Divisional Operations Manager and Divisional Director of Surgery.
  • Liaise with a large, specialist multidisciplinary team of professionals within the department and wider service structure to ensure that each patient receives a high-quality and well-coordinated service.
  • Maintain a caseload of Adult/Paediatric patients for diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology, including hearing aid provision and any other procedures as required.
Person Specification:
  • Education/Knowledge and Qualifications
  • Essential:
    • Basic qualification of BSc or Equivalent in Audiology
    • MSc in Audiology or Equivalent
  • Desirable:
    • RCCP or HCPC (Clinical Scientist) Registration
    • BAA accredited certificate to practice
    • PhD or Equivalent
    • Senior Leadership Qualification
    • British Sign Language qualification
  • Experience, Skills and Abilities
  • Essential:
    • Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience in Audiology
    • Advanced knowledge of specialist areas within Clinical Audiology Practice
    • Significant experience of operational management and development in a large clinical department
    • Significant experience in supervising and training
    • Evidenced active involvement within the profession of Audiology and within Healthcare Science
    • Demonstrable evidence of managing service performance
    • The post holder is expected to deal with foul body fluids on a regular basis, such as ear discharge and cerumen, and follow the necessary infection control procedures when exposed
    • Excellent manual dexterity and co-ordination to accurately manipulate equipment and small devices to include hearing aids and accessories and insert probe tubes accurately into ear canals
    • Able to cope with frequent periods of moderate physical effort whilst working with balance patients and children such as undertaking positional tests, rehabilitative manoeuvres and sitting on the floor whilst testing and quickly responding to reactions
  • Desirable:
    • Significant leadership experience evidencing specific service development and change
    • Experience of managing budgets and financial resources
    • Experience in leading research and audit
    • Significant experience of presenting at complex scientific data at national level
    • Significant experience at a professional level, working for a professional body, national committee or similar
    Communication:
    • Essential:
      • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to include ability to communicate with the hearing impaired and carers in emotional states
      • Ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances within specialist area. For example, dealing with emotional patients
      • Ability to cope with decision making under pressure
      • Ability to present complex information to all audiences
      • Self-motivated, driven with ability to lead and influence others
      • Proven time management & organisational skills
      • Excellent written communications skills
      • Excellent presentation skills
      • To demonstrate excellent negotiation skills across
    • Desirable:
      • Evidence of exposure to media communication
      Values and Behaviours:
      • Essential:
        • Ability to cope and concentrate on work when the work pattern is unpredictable, such as dealing with interruptions for clinical advice, managerial problems or HR issues
        • Able to deliver a broad range of specialised, complex and non-routine scientific work
        • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritise workloads
        • Ongoing sustained mental effort to ensure the postholder is able to deal with sensitive issues, complex assessments and challenging situations on a regular basis
        • Excellent presentation skills
        • Excellent organisational and time management skills
        • Able to cope with frequent and unpredictable interruption from a range of staff to include medics, audiologists, nursing and administrative staff
        • Ability to respond to urgent demands, prioritising and delegating as appropriate
        • Ability to work calmly and methodically when under pressure from a busy and varied caseload
        • Ability to respond to urgent demands, prioritising and delegating as appropriate
        • Highly developed leadership skills, to include motivation, delegation and change management
        Employer details:
        • Employer name:
        • Address:
        • Peterborough City Hospital
        • Bretton Gate
        • Peterborough
        • PE3 9GZ


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