Employer: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St George's Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
Advanced Audiologist / Team Lead
Band 7
*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers Job overview
A rare opportunity has arisen for a team lead in a busy specialist audiology department to cover a secondment for 23 months as team lead for audiology staff education and research in a large department within a fast-paced environment. If you have a passion for service excellence and enjoy a challenge as well as variety in your day, this is the ideal opportunity for you. Main duties of the job
The postholder will be expected to lead on the staff audiology team's clinical education program as well as research. An innovative, dynamic multi-tasker with an eye for detail is therefore the ideal candidate. Your clinical work will be paediatric focused but there will be the opportunity to practice in other areas to maintain your skills, such as advanced adult work e.g. advanced diagnostics, vestibular, electrophysiology and/or adults with additional needs. Working for our organisation
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.** Person specification
Other
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work as part of a team Ability to organise and prioritise own workload Highly motivated Passion for clinical and service excellence Knowledge
Hearing aid skills & infant prescription Leadership Organisational skills National protocols and guidelines Paediatric hearing assessment skills Electrophysiological assessment skills Experience
Audiology practice for at least 5 years 2 years paediatric audiology experience including assessment and rehab Clinical audit Teaching experience Qualifications
MSc Audiology AHCS / HCPC registration BSL stage 1 & 2 We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below. Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email. If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address. ______________________________________________________ Disability Advice Line:
S WL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our
Confidential Disability Advice Line at: Telephone: 02082963786 Text: 07501066267 Email: esth.dal@nhs.net. Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm. ______________________________________________________ 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.
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Band 7
*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers Job overview
A rare opportunity has arisen for a team lead in a busy specialist audiology department to cover a secondment for 23 months as team lead for audiology staff education and research in a large department within a fast-paced environment. If you have a passion for service excellence and enjoy a challenge as well as variety in your day, this is the ideal opportunity for you. Main duties of the job
The postholder will be expected to lead on the staff audiology team's clinical education program as well as research. An innovative, dynamic multi-tasker with an eye for detail is therefore the ideal candidate. Your clinical work will be paediatric focused but there will be the opportunity to practice in other areas to maintain your skills, such as advanced adult work e.g. advanced diagnostics, vestibular, electrophysiology and/or adults with additional needs. Working for our organisation
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.** Person specification
Other
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work as part of a team Ability to organise and prioritise own workload Highly motivated Passion for clinical and service excellence Knowledge
Hearing aid skills & infant prescription Leadership Organisational skills National protocols and guidelines Paediatric hearing assessment skills Electrophysiological assessment skills Experience
Audiology practice for at least 5 years 2 years paediatric audiology experience including assessment and rehab Clinical audit Teaching experience Qualifications
MSc Audiology AHCS / HCPC registration BSL stage 1 & 2 We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below. Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email. If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address. ______________________________________________________ Disability Advice Line:
S WL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our
Confidential Disability Advice Line at: Telephone: 02082963786 Text: 07501066267 Email: esth.dal@nhs.net. Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm. ______________________________________________________ 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.
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