Consultant Clinical Scientist - Head of Audiology Services

• Provide strategic, professional and scientific leadership across Audiology Services.
• Deliver expert clinical scientific advice, diagnosis and management for complex hearing and hearing-related conditions.
• Hold consultant-level accountability for clinical scientific decision-making, patient care and service assurance.
• Lead the development of patient pathways, service innovation and quality improvement.
• Drive the translation of research and emerging technologies into safe, effective clinical practice.
• Promote evidence-based care, clinical governance, quality and patient safety.
• Lead education, workforce development and professional practice across Audiology.
• Build effective partnerships across the NHS, academia and industry to support service transformation and improved patient outcomes.
• Ensure all services comply with statutory, professional and regulatory standards.

Essential

• On Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS) Higher Specialist Scientific Register (HSSR) for Audiology, or eligible to apply and on a clear trajectory towards this, or meeting any alternative provisions described by national health agencies, relating to recruitment of those who have held Consultant Clinical Scientist (CCS) posts.
• Doctorate Degree (PhD or AuD) or equivalent level of knowledge.
• MSc Audiological Science
• HCPC registration as Clinical Scientist (Audiology)
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to this post

Essential

• Advanced knowledge and extensive clinical experience at the highest level within one or more specialist fields within Audiology (any sub-specialism should be stated by the employing organisation)
• Team leadership and management.
• Knowledge and experience of risk assessment procedures and controls
• Knowledge and experience of service quality assurance/improvement.
• Experience

Desirable

• Clinical Experience across career in adult and paediatric Audiology
• Clinical Experience across career in adult and paediatric Audiology
• National professional contribution in Audiology (e.g., British Academy of Audiology or British Society of Audiology).
• Research, development, and innovation: evidence of formal contribution towards published materials subject to peer review.
• Contribution through membership of formal health science bodies and structures at organisational and external levels

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, to convey complex scientific and clinical information, including imparting difficult and distressing news, to others at all levels, including service users and consultant peers.
• High level analytical skills: involving highly complex facts or scenarios, requiring the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources where material or opinion is conflicting and/or incomplete. Thereafter, have ability to synthesise interpretation in a clear concise manner, using experience and scientific knowledge to make informed decisions and provide expert advice.
• Ability to plan over short, medium, and longer-term timeframes across the on going service and project programmes. Ability to adjust plans and strategies accordingly
• Excellent team leadership skills and the ability to build and motivate high performing teams.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills to enable effective negotiation, conflict management, feedback, partnership working, and coaching and mentoring.
• Ability to maintain good judgement under pressure within a stressful and unpredictable environment.