Audiology Service Manager

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced Audiologist to join our department and help shape a local service whilst building networked expertise across the 3 hospital sites (Basildon, Broomfield and Southend).

This amazing opportunity will be perfect for anyone who prefers a collaborative approach to leadership, and wants to work in an evidence-based yet innovative team.

So, if this sounds like the perfect role for you, we want to hear from you today!

Main duties of the job

If you are successful, some of your duties will include:

• Leading service provision and staff working within the service
• Developing and adapting the service, working in conjunction with the existing team, the Head of Audiological Services and the ENT Clinical Lead.
• Work as a network to develop and manage changes to practice and establish new ways of working .
• Ensure key targets are met for the local service.

Working for our organisation

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of this fantastic opportunity, please see attached job description.

We encourage informal visits or discussions, so please do get in touch with us.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MSc Audiology or equivalent experience
• Registered with AHCS / HCPC (Clinical Scientist)

Desirable criteria

• Leadership or management qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant and recent post qualification experience in sub-section area
• Significant and recent experience in managing highly complete and non-routine cases
• Experience of staff line management - demonstrated in work history
• Experience in Audit Projects - demonstrated in work history
• Good level of knowledge in a specialist area - demonstrated in supporting information
• Experience in leading service developments in NHS Audiology Services - demonstrated in work history

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD and Person Spec - Audiology Manager (PDF, 488.3KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 23/24 (PDF, 40.2KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)