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Audiologist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract
Secondment: 12 months (or 12 month fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-6452812
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ropewalk House
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£70,417 - £81,138 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/07/2024 23:59

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Head of Audiology

NHS AfC: Band 8c

Job overview

This is a senior clinical management position within the Trust, where the post holder is accountable for all resources and services provided by Audiology, to include all Adult and Paediatric service provision across the 3 Campuses of Nottingham University Hospital and multiple sites within the community. This includes the overall strategic, financial and operational management of scientific, rehabilitative and support services in line with Divisional, Organisational and National strategy and developments. It includes Performance targets (DM01) and waiting list management. In addition the post holder will provide scientific and clinical leadership across the service operating in a Consultant Healthcare Scientist level role accounting for approximately 30-40% of the workload.

 

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant level clinician take ultimate accountability for the clinical and scientific leadership and decisions within the Audiology Service. They will undertake, as required, the full range of advanced adult and paediatric audiological assessments, including advanced audio-vestibular testing. The post holder will take overall responsibility for the Audiology clinical caseload and provide professional, scientific and technical advice on service development and delivery to the division and other agencies as required.

Working for our organisation

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 19,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.

As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderadded for NUHArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badge

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Indu Hari
Job title
Directorate General Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Claire Benton

Head of  Audiology

Audiology
Ropewalk House
113 The Ropewalk                    

Nottingham                              

NG1 5DU
0115 9485550

Internal 88550

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