Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR109-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich and Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Head of Hearing and Balance Service
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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 the Deputy Head of Hearing and Balance Services. Working closely with the Head of Hearing and Balance Services they will ensure the smooth running of the overall service and that the Departments plans, systems and processes are carried out and managed effectively.
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.
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.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for ensuring, through own work and managing others, that the departments plans, systems, structures and processes for managing clinical quality, risk, controls assurance and local patient and public involvement initiatives are in place, and that these are carried out and managed efficiently.
The role provides professional leadership and management for the hearing and balance service, including the development of strategic frameworks which are robust, auditable and concur with acceptable best practice.
This is an advanced level post comprising of mainly highly specialist clinical work. The post holder works independently and will have highly specialist knowledge over a range of procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience. The post holder is expected to update their own professional knowledge and lead the clinical development and policy direction of the audiology service.
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
- • BSc Audiology (or equivalent)
- • RCCP registered
- • Additional training to Msc or equivalent including balance and ABR
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Qualified practitioner with proven NHS clinical experience as a Band 7 Audiologist
- • Experience of hearing aid service provision within the local population
- • Experience of managing Audiology input to the Newborn Hearing Screening Service
- • Experience of co-ordinating and running own clinic
- • Demonstrate operational managerial responsibility
- • Experience of working with and testing children and adults with highly complex audiological and medical needs
- • Experience of training audiologists of all levels in complex diagnostic procedures. This is to include ABR and Vestibular Audiology
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working towards and achieving IQIPS accreditation
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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