Paediatric Audiology Clinical Lead

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Paediatric Audiology Clinical lead to join our UKAS accredited Audiology service at London North West University Healthcare Trust. We are looking for someone to take a leading role within the departmental quality agenda and clinical governance, as well as demonstrating a high level of clinical expertise within complex habilitation of patients within Audiology. This post is suitable for an experienced Paediatric audiologist, able to work autonomously and as part of the Audiology Team.

This is an exciting opportunity if you are looking for a new challenge in your career or looking to gain experience into leadership/managerial role. The successful candidate will be also be a team lead for our Newborn Hearing screening programme .

The successful applicant will be a passionate clinician with specialist knowledge and experience in paediatric audiology diagnostics and habilitation. This is a great opportunity to maintain your clinical skills and develop your leadership skills. You must be able to demonstrate excellent team working and leadership qualities as well as a high level of clinical and communication skills.

Applicants must be state registered with HCPC as a Clinical Scientist or with the RCCP as an Audiologist. Evidence of clinical supervision of trainees and continuing professional development is also required.

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARYThe main purpose of this role is to be clinical expert and lead the service, keeping abreast of the current literature and evidence base to ensure a high quality streamlined service is provided and maintained. The post holder will be responsible for the day to day operational management of the service to include line management of staff.The post holder will also work in a team of senior staff and together with the Head of Audiology will ensure senior management support is provided across all areas of Audiology, and this may involve deputising for the Head of Audiology.This role involves highly specialist patient care. All such care will be provided in an effective, caring and compassionate services to patients. The post holder is required to abide by the NHS values and the Constitution.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.