Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR108-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich and Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £58,972 - £68,525 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Hearing and Balance Service
NHS AfC: Band 8b
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
ESNEFT are looking for an effective leader to be Head of Service having responsibility for the leadership, provision and development of Hearing and Balance Services across North East Essex and East Suffolk to ensure the Trust meets NHS objectives and targets and provides a first class service to its patients.
You will be responsible for the efficient and effective use of resources including budgetary management, training, and development and managing staffing which include a multi-disciplinary team of Audiologists, Hearing Therapists and Administrative Staff. The two sites based at Ipswich Hospital and Colchester Hospital work closely together and the Trust is looking to further strengthen unification of the Teams, their working practices and clinical excellence.
You will be an experienced clinician undertaking highly specialist clinical work. You will have experience of staff management and committed to staff development and wellbeing. You will enable service delivery in accordance with the Trusts business objectives, ensuring an innovative, integrated, multidisciplinary service in partnership with the Trusts stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
You will have responsibility for the leadership, provision and development of both Hearing and Balance Services across East Suffolk and North East Essex to ensure the Trust meets NHS objectives and targets and provides a first class service to its patients. You will be responsible for the efficient and effective use of resources including budgetary management, training, and development and managing staffing which include a multi-disciplinary team of Audiologists, Hearing Therapists and Administrative Staff
The Head of Service aims to:
Set the strategic direction for Hearing and Balance Services within the Trust and lead the modernisation and redesign of these services in the Trust.
Deliver the service in accordance with the Trust business objectives and philosophy , ensuring the development of an innovative, integrated and multidisciplinary service in partnership with the appropriate stakeholders
You will undertake some clinical duties.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • MSC (Audiology) + CAC or BSC Hons Audiology or BAAR Part 1+2 or Diploma/Certificate in Hearing Therapy (or MA in Aural Rehabilitation post 2006) or equivalent qualification
- • Membership of RCCP
- • Membership of appropriate professional body
Desirable criteria
- • Master level qualification in either management or professional study
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Proven post qualification experience, some of which should be in a management role
- • Experience of managing a multidisciplinary team
- • Experience of service development and change.
- • Experience of budget and resource management.
- • Experience of facilitation including acting as a motivator and communicator
- • Experience of managing and prioritising a highly complex caseload
- • Experience of providing clinical supervision
- • Experience of planning and delivering presentations and training to groups
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of research involvement with educational establishments to enhance links between practice, professional bodies and Universities.
- • Experience of producing business cases and bids for funding.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lesley Chapman
- Job title
- Head of Hearing and Balance Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 744 549
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