Job summary
- Main area
- Hearing and Balance
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term end date will be determined after pre-employment checks have been completed)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CHS904
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hearing and Balance
- Town
- Windsor
- Salary
- £55,877 - £62,626 per annum (incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/02/2025
Employer heading
Paediatric Audiology Clinical Lead
Band 8a
Job overview
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 are recruiting for a 12 month fixed term maternity cover Band 8a Paediatric Clinical Lead to join our team of healthcare scientists. The position is full time (0800-1600) and will be based in Windsor though we work from several sites across east Berkshire. The successful candidate will have a varied workload seeing complex and non-complex paediatric patients, for diagnostic assessment and rehabilitation, with the opportunity to also work with adult patients at times.
A dynamic health practitioner, you are IT literate and competent using Auditbase and DATIX to input data and produce reports, whilst you are a great believer in continuous professional development and quality improvement / assurance processes.
Main duties of the job
Duties include:
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Hearing assessment of complex and non-complex paediatric patients (including newborn babies)
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Hearing aid rehabilitation for paediatric and adult patients
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Line management of other audiologists within the team
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Supervision of STP and PTP students
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Leading in quality improvement and service development work
Working for our organisation
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. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
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Registered (or ready to register) as a Clinical Scientist
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Post-qualification experience of working with paediatric patients
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Experience supervising students and line management
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Dedicated to quality improvement and service development
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Excellent communication skills
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Qualified to Master’s degree level in Audiology
- Successfully attained a certificate of clinical competence, such as Certificate of Audiological Competence, Higher Training Scheme, Scientific Training Programme or equivalent
- · Current HCPC state registration with evidence in CPD in accordance with HCPC standards
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Study to a higher level is desirable, advanced course in Audiology, management and/or Doctorate
- Training/supervisory/mentoring qualification
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- To have demonstrable post-qualification experience working autonomously in both diagnostic & (re)habilitative adult and paediatric audiology.
- Have evidence of management/supervisory experience
- Have evidence of sound knowledge and clinical experience of a full range of both basic and advanced paediatric and adult assessment and rehabilitation techniques
Desirable criteria
- Have wide knowledge and experience of NHS networks/referral routes.
- Have experience of clinical audit, research, and presentations at scientific meetings
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Possess good IT skills and ability to collate, manipulate and analyse data.
- Evidence of an enquiring mind, a scientific approach and a commitment to the ideal of the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Possess fine manual dexterity
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to multiple sites within and outside Berkshire
- Have a flexible approach to working hours
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kirstie Booth
- Job title
- Head of Audiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 365 6222
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