Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Principal Audiologist to Lead the Adult Hearing Rehabilitation and Therapy Services at Guy's Hospital.

Main duties of the job
The post holder works within the Audiology Department and within the sub-modality of Adult Rehabilitation within the Adult Audiology Centre. The Adult Audiology Centre provides a comprehensive auditory rehabilitation service to patients above 16 years of ages and supports St Thomas' Hearing Implant Centre. The Adult Rehabilitation service has purpose-built and fully-equipped facilities delivering a full range of air and bone conduction hearing instruments.

The main purpose of this role is to be a clinical expert and audiology lead for Adult Rehabilitation and Therapy services. To lead in the delivery of a patient centered and evidence based service that provides a high standard of care to patients and their families / carers. To ensure the service meets and exceeds the requirements of the Any Qualified Provider specification and obtains and maintains UKAS IQIPS accreditation. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the service to include line management of staff and the promotion of the service at local, regional, national and international meetings and conferences. 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.

About us
Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic and cardiovascular services.

Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.

The commitment of our 17,100 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

Organisational Values:
As part of Guy's & St Thomas', our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values. Our values are

• Caring - We put patients first
• Ambitious - We innovate and strive for excellence
• Inclusive - We respect each other and work collaboratively

Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership

• Lead the Adult Audiology Centre and Adult Rehabilitation and Therapy (ART) Service, managing staff and service provision.
• Develop and adapt services to changing demographics, clinical requirements and organisational priorities.
• Lead service change, implement new ways of working and chair multidisciplinary meetings, ensuring effective communication.
• Motivate staff to deliver high standards of patient care and act as a source of support for complex and non-routine cases.
• Contribute to Audiology Service leadership, strategy, decision-making and departmental planning with the Head of Audiology.
• Model exemplary communication, professionalism and behaviours in line with Trust values.

Financial and Resource Management

• Assess new devices and make recommendations regarding clinical use.
• Manage ART service stock and review consumable use to ensure value for money and cost-effectiveness.
• Support financial planning, workforce planning and skill-mix reviews with the Head of Audiology.
• Evaluate equipment, devices and technologies from clinical and financial perspectives.
• Participate in contracting and finance meetings and escalate service delivery, staffing and capacity issues.

Professional Advisory

• Provide specialist advice and recommendations to Audiology colleagues, ENT consultants, Audiovestibular Physicians, Neurologists and other professionals.
• Maintain expert knowledge through literature review and ensure practice reflects current evidence.
• Develop, review and implement audiological guidelines, protocols and joint working arrangements with partner services.
• Work collaboratively with ENT, physiotherapy and neurology teams to develop clinical guidelines.
• Represent the service at local, regional and national meetings.

Person Specification
Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills, with colleagues, patients, professional bodies
• Experience of leading and delivering service improvement

Desirable

• Delivery of Teaching and training

Knowledge and experience
Essential

• Experience of team management
• Experience of advanced audiological practice for complex cases
• Experience of audit and of regulatory accreditation
• Experience of research delivery

Desirable

• Experience of delivering an NHS Audiology Service
• Record of first author publication and national presentations

Academic
Essential

• MSc Audiology or equivalent
• BAA Higher training Scheme Cert. or equivalent
• Registration HCPC, RCCP or AHCS or equivalent

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification or equivalent experience
• BSL level 1 or equivalent

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