Adult Audiology Team Leader
Job summary
Act as team leader for the efficient clinical delivery and development of the Adult Audiology Service comprising routine and complex adult rehabilitation, tinnitus and potentially in the future, a vestibular service. Deputise for the Head of Adult Audiology in their absence.
Main duties of the job
- To provide an effective Adult Audiology service to PAH Trust, within departmental protocols.
- To communicate effectively with patients, relatives, peers, clinicians, and other staff throughout the organisation
- To maintain the principles of patient confidentiality at all times
- To work as part of a team
- To work with minimal supervision.
- To support and supervise student Audiologists
- To work towards IQIPS accreditation
- To plan and prioritise own workload
- To work flexibly to cover evening and weekend sessions withincontracted hours
- To be pro-active in own self-development and maintain record of CPD
- To use computerised and manual methods to update patient records for each examination
- To take an active role in the implementation of IT and Audiology projects, such as the implementation of AlexHealth / CERNER and manage existing PMS, Auditbase.
- To participate in departmental QA and Audit programmes.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and effortsEveryday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from bothCreative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- BSc or equivalent in Audiology
- Experience of teaching in the NHS
- Specialism in at least 1 area of Advanced Audiology (Electrophys, Vestib, Tx)
- MSc or Doctorate level qualifications
- Line management experience
- Research experience
Qualifications
- BSc in Audiology
Experience
- Experience of teaching in the NHS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
St. Margaret's Audiology / Herts and Essex Hospital / The Princess Alexandra Hospital
The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
https://www.pah.nhs.uk
- Company
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Location
- Epping, United Kingdom CM16 6TN
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Location
- Epping, United Kingdom CM16 6TN
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year
- Posted