St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Audiologist Team Lead

The closing date is 26 September 2025

Job summary

A rare opportunity has arisen for an advanced audiologist / team lead with strong leadership skills to join the audiology team at St George's Hospital. The successful candidate will be a highly clinically skilled audiologist with NHS experience including experience working with complex patients, as well as evidence of leading on non-clinical activity. There is flexibility in the role to accommodate either an adult or paediatric audiologist.

Main duties of the job

This role is a combination of clinical and non-clinical work which is an excellent opportunity for personal, career and leadership development.

You will be expected to actively lead and contribute to ensuring current, up-to-date, high quality and lean clinical pathways that adhere to national best practice standards.

Additionally you will provide operational, clinical and pastoral leadership within the audiology team, in collaboration with the other team leads and head of audiology. You will also be expected to deliver services at St George's Hospital and nearby satellite clinics in the area of your expertise.

The perfect candidate is enthusiastic, passionate about the field of audiology, values excellence quality of service provision and puts patients in the centre of their care.

About us

The Department of Audiology and Audiovestibular Medicine at St. George's Hospital provides a diagnostic and rehabilitative audio-vestibular service to people of all ages encountering problems with hearing, balance and tinnitus. You will be working within a dynamic and friendly multidisciplinary team of audiologists, audiovestibular physicians and physiotherapist, who strive to offer an exceptional standard of patient care and focus to work within the Trust values of being kind, excellent, responsible and respectful. The main department is located within the acute St George's Hospital main site and is co-located with ENT and the auditory implant team, but also has four satellite sites that can all be reached by public transport

Details

Date posted

12 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-7399087-HS-Z-M1

Job locations

St George's Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the included job description and person specification for more information.

You are also welcome to contact Jolanda Scourfield, Audiology Head of Service, on 020 8725 1151 or Jolanda.Scourfield@stgeorges.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the included job description and person specification for more information.

You are also welcome to contact Jolanda Scourfield, Audiology Head of Service, on 020 8725 1151 or Jolanda.Scourfield@stgeorges.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Other

Essential

  • 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
  • Attention to detail

Knowledge

Essential

  • Hearing aid skills & infant prescription
  • Leadership
  • Organisational skills
  • Excellent IT skills
  • National protocols and guidelines
  • Paediatric hearing assessment skills

Desirable

  • Electrophysiological assessment skills
  • Vestibular assessment skills

Experience

Essential

  • Audiology practice
  • Paediatric audiology experience incl assessment and rehab
  • Clinical audit

Desirable

  • Teaching experience
  • Management experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • MSc Audiology
  • AHCS / HCPC registration

Desirable

  • BSL stage 1 & 2
Person Specification

Other

Essential

  • 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
  • Attention to detail

Knowledge

Essential

  • Hearing aid skills & infant prescription
  • Leadership
  • Organisational skills
  • Excellent IT skills
  • National protocols and guidelines
  • Paediatric hearing assessment skills

Desirable

  • Electrophysiological assessment skills
  • Vestibular assessment skills

Experience

Essential

  • Audiology practice
  • Paediatric audiology experience incl assessment and rehab
  • Clinical audit

Desirable

  • Teaching experience
  • Management experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • MSc Audiology
  • AHCS / HCPC registration

Desirable

  • BSL stage 1 & 2

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Audiology

Jolanda Scourfield

Jolanda.Scourfield@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087251151

Details

Date posted

12 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-7399087-HS-Z-M1

Job locations

St George's Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


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