Clinical lead for Paediatric Audiology

Job summary

SFT have an exciting opportunity to join our vibrant , welcoming workforce in audiology. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and clinically excellent audiologist or clinical scientist with exceptional leadership qualities who has an interest in leading and shaping paediatric audiology services.

We have an established team of paediatric audiologists and are looking to recruit a lead clinician to shape and direct the service as it expands.

The position will entail leading and strategic development of the paediatric audiology service in addition to participating in other specialist areas of audiology such as vestibular testing, tinnitus and BAHA.

This is a perfect opportunity for clinicians who want to develop in multiple specialist areas and for those who prefer a varied and stimulating workload.

There's never been a better time to become part of the team as there are lots of opportunities to contribute to our ongoing service improvement as we work towards IQIPS accreditation.If you are a caring individual, enthusiastic and motivated about providing the best care to our patients then this could be the opportunity for you!

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be an experienced paediatric audiologist and have some experience in other specialist areas of audiology such as vestibular assessment and/or bone anchored hearing devices.

The primary focus of the position will be the development of paediatric audiology services for the Trust and this will involve conducting and leading clinics, development and ratification of standard operating procedures, participating and leading clinical audit and quality assurance processes.

The successful applicant will work closely alongside the head of service and other speciality leads in providing an efficient and safe service to our service users.

There will be opportunity to shape how the service is run, ranging from appointment formats, usage of specific tests, provision of specific hearing aids or other hearing solutions and participation in regional peer review groups and forums.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk