Head of Audiology - Peterborough

• Provide expert operational and clinical leadership to ensure that each patient receives a high-quality, well-coordinated service.
• Manage adult and paediatric caseloads for diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology, including hearing aid provision.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team, providing professional, scientific, and technical advice on service development to the division and other agencies.
• Conduct and interpret advanced audiological assessments and ensure accurate and efficient reporting.
• Participation in Senior Manager on call rota.

Essential

• Basic qualification of BSc or Equivalent in Audiology
• MSc in Audiology or Equivalent
• RCCP or HCPC(Clinical Scientist) Registration

Desirable

• PhD or Equivalent
• Senior Leadership Qualification
• British Sign Language qualification

Essential

• Minimum of 10 years post qualification experience in Audiology
• Advanced knowledge of specialist areas within Clinical Audiology Practice
• Experience of strategic management and development in a large clinical department
• Significant experience of operational management and development in a large clinical department
• Significant leadership experience evidencing specific service development and change
• Significant experience in supervising and training
• Evidenced active involvement within the profession of Audiology and within Healthcare Science
• Demonstrable evidence of managing service performance
• The post holder is expected to deal with foul body fluids on a regular basis, such as ear discharge and cerumen, and follow the necessary infection control procedures when exposed
• Excellent manual dexterity and co-ordination to accurately manipulate equipment and small devices to include hearing aids and accessories and insert probe tubes accurately into ear canals
• Able to cope with frequent periods of moderate physical effort whilst working with balance patients and children such as undertaking positional test, rehabilitative manoeuvres and sitting on the floor whilst testing and quickly responding to reactions
• Significant specialist audiological clinical skills and experience

Desirable

• Experience of managing budgets and financial resources
• Experience in leading research and audit
• Significant experience of presenting at complex scientific data at national level.
• Significant experience at a professional level, working for a professional body, national committee or similar

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to include ability to communicate with the hearing impaired and carers in emotional states
• Ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances within specialist area. For example, dealing with emotional patients
• Ability to cope with decision making under pressure
• Ability to present complex information to all audiences
• Self-motivated, driven with ability to lead and influence others
• Proven time management & organisational skills
• Excellent written communications skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• To demonstrate excellent negotiation skills across

Desirable

• Evidence of exposure to media communication

Essential

• Ability to cope and concentrate on work when the work pattern is unpredictable, such as dealing with interruptions for clinical advice, managerial problems or HR issues
• Able to deliver a broad range of specialised, complex and nonroutine scientific work
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritise workloads
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Able to cope with frequent and unpredictable interruption from a range of staff to include medics, audiologists, nursing and administrative staff
• Ability to respond to urgent demands, prioritising and delegating as appropriate
• Ability to work calmly and methodically when under pressure from a busy and varied caseload
• Ability to respond to urgent demands, prioritising and delegating as appropriate
• Highly developed leadership skills, to include motivation, delegation and change management