Audiology Lead

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is looking for an exceptional Audiology Lead to join the Children's Hospital leadership team. This senior role requires an experienced clinician focused on service development and high-quality care across multiple sites. Responsibilities include providing clinical leadership, managing teams, and driving service improvements. Candidates should possess an MSc in Audiological Science and significant clinical experience. This role emphasizes operational management and strategic contributions to patient care.

Qualifications

• Substantial specialist clinical experience across diagnostic and rehabilitative areas.
• Experience managing teams in a complex healthcare setting.
• Strong understanding of national policy and service governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical assessment and rehabilitation.
• Act as the senior clinical lead for Audiology across multiple sites.
• Drive service improvement and ensure quality standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership in service development

Ability to manage deadlines

Education

MSc in Audiological Science

Certificate of Audiological Competence

Job description

Barts Health is looking for an exceptional Audiology Lead to join our Children's Hospital leadership team at The Royal London Hospital. This is a key senior role for an experienced, forward‑thinking clinician who thrives on service development, high‑quality care, and leading teams across a diverse, multi‑site service.

As part of the triumvirate leadership structure, you will ensure safe, effective, compassionate and financially sustainable delivery of Audiology services across our networked community sites. You will provide strategic oversight, expert clinical leadership and day‑to‑day operational management to support one of the largest and most diverse audiology populations in the country.

About You

• MSc in Audiological Science and Certificate of Audiological Competence (or equivalent), with State Registration.


• Substantial specialist clinical experience across relevant diagnostic and rehabilitative areas.


• Experience managing or supervising teams in a complex healthcare setting.


• Strong understanding of national policy, best practice standards and service governance.


• Excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire and motivate others.


• A track record of leading service development, audit or quality improvement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist clinical assessment and rehabilitation across your areas of expertise (minimum 5 clinical sessions per week).


• Act as the senior clinical lead for Audiology, offering expert guidance to clinicians, referrers and colleagues across adults and paediatrics.


• Lead the department's clinical governance agenda, including audit, risk management, patient experience and service quality.


• Support and develop staff through supervision, appraisal, CPD planning and performance management.


• Oversee recruitment, workforce planning and contract management with local commissioners.


• Represent Audiology strategically across Trust, network and regional forums.


• Drive service improvement and evidence‑based practice to enhance outcomes for our patients and families.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

• Susbstantial amount of varied clinical experience, including specialist diagnostic and rehabilitation work relevant to this post


• Participation in clinical audit


• Experience of working at a managerial/supervisory level


• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working


• Experience of contract management and development with local commissioners


• Evidence of significant involvement in aspects of service development


• Experience of teaching including developing and providing training programmes and lectures.

Skills

• Ability to work effectively to meet deadlines


• Ability to manage local commissioners and lead on contract management and development

Knowledge

• Aware of national policies and guidance relating to Audiological service provision


• Specialist knowledge in Audiological testing.


• Mentions the developing clinical processes and research in audiology and related specialities


• Mentions the understanding of the principles of project management


• Mentions the understanding of equal opportunities policies and how it affects staff and users


• Discusses the importance of monitoring quality and performance


• Aware of current and changing NHS legislation and policy

Qualifications

• MSc Audiological science and Certificate of Audiological Competence (CAC) ( or equivalent)


• State Registered


• Evidence of completion of advanced level clinical training courses in areas of expertise


• Evidence of managerial or leadership training / short courses or equivalent experience


• Evidence of continuing professional development


• BSL stage 1

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.