Adult Audiology Clinical Lead

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

What’s special about this opportunity?
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice, and control, following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing.
We value our employees and put people first. Working in a passionate team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to help you build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel.
We are pioneers in compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, which is about creating a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most.
To be the clinical lead for the efficient clinical leadership, management, delivery, and development of the Adult Audiology service. This will involve maintaining close working relationship with multi-agency staff.
To deputise in Adult Audiology related matters in the absence of the Head of Service.
To have line management responsibility of a number of audiological staff.
To participate in regular meetings within the Community Health East directorate and report on departmental performance and any identified risks / safety issues to trust senior management.
In co-ordination with the Head of Service, to initiate, lead, and actively participate in clinical audit and research and service development using innovative, productive and efficient strategies in consultation with key stakeholders.
To co-ordinate clinical staff rotas to ensure the smooth running of all technical and scientific work within this audiological sub-specialty.
To have overarching responsibility for the co-ordination and supervisory training of trainees to the required minimum qualifications as well as providing instruction, teaching and mentoring to Assistant practitioners, Audiology Practitioners, nurses, junior medical staff, and other paramedical personnel.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Qualified to Master’s degree level in Audiology and have successfully attained a certificate of clinical competence, such as Certificate of Audiological Competence, Higher Training Scheme, Scientific Training Programme or equivalent.
Possess a current HCPC state registration as Clinical Scientist (Audiology) with evidence of CPD in accordance with HCPC standards.
Have demonstrable post-qualification experience working autonomously in both diagnostic & (re)habilitative adult and paediatric audiology.
Have evidence of management/supervisory experience.
Have experience of clinical audit, research, and presentations at scientific meetings.
Have wide knowledge and experience of NHS networks/referral routes.
Have evidence of sound knowledge and clinical experience of a full range of both basic and advanced paediatric and adult assessment and rehabilitation techniques