Deputy Lead Audiologist

Great Ormond Street Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital in Greater London is looking for an experienced Paediatric Audiologist / Clinical Scientist to join the Cochlear Implant Team. This permanent Band 8a role offers a chance to work with diverse pediatric patients, conducting assessments and managing cochlear implants. Candidates should have significant experience in paediatric audiology and excellent clinical skills. The hospital values diversity and encourages applications from under-represented groups, aiming to provide better care through a diverse workforce.

Benefits

Internal and external CPD opportunities

Supportive multi-disciplinary team

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Significant experience in fitting cochlear implant systems.
• Experience in electrophysiological tests for cochlear patients.
• Management experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments for children with hearing difficulties.
• Manage and improve service delivery with the Lead Audiologist.
• Supervise staff and facilitate team development.

Skills

Paediatric audiology experience

Device programming

Effective communication with children

Team collaboration

Clinical governance knowledge

Staff management

Education

MSc in Audiology

Certificate of Audiological Competence

Registration with HCPC or RCCP

Job description

Job overview

Opportunity to join our Cochlear Implant Team (CI) at Great Ormond Street Hospital

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced Paediatric Audiologist / Clinical Scientist to join the Cochlear Implant Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH)

This permanent Band 8a role (WTE) offers a unique chance to advance your career in complex and specialist paediatric audiology and cochlear implant management. You will play a key role in the assessment and management of children under the cochlear implant pathway, including detailed audiological evaluations and post-surgical programming of cochlear implant systems.

Why Join Us?

• Work within a renowned multi-disciplinary team in a highly specialised clinical setting.
• Engage with a diverse and complex patient population.
• Benefit from excellent internal and external CPD opportunities through the GOSH Learning Academy.
• Be part of a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

What We’re Looking For

• Significant experience in paediatric audiology and cochlear implant systems.
• Strong clinical skills in audiological assessment and device programming.
• A collaborative approach to working with families and professionals across disciplines.
• Commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, and patient‑centred care.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, responsibilities, and person specification.

Main duties of the job

• To work independently as part of a multi-disciplinary team, within professional boundaries.
• To carry out all audiological procedures according to national, professional and local protocols.
• To undertake clinical assessments in hearing function in children of all ages, including those with complex needs, using a wide range of behavioural and electrophysiological test procedures in line with departmental practice and protocols, operating a comprehensive range of electromedical equipment and analysing and interpreting complex clinical data.
• To support the Lead Audiologist with service delivery and service improvement by leading and participating in updating of protocols, SOPs, guidance documents, team training, improved processes and inevitably applying for iQips Accreditation.
• To support and liaise with the Lead Audiologist and Lead Clinician and Principals within the team and provide visible leadership within the Clinical Unit to promote continual improvement in performance, quality and learning and delivery of departmental objectives.
• To play a supporting role in responsibility for maintenance of adequate cochlear implant stock. To ensure the efficient cost‑effective use of cochlear implants and sundries, ensuring staff are made aware of the importance of financial control.
• To carry out individual performance reviews for staff you are directly line managing in the CI team, ensuring personal development plans are put in place and that individual objectives reflect those of the Department.
• To work with the Lead Audiologist and Lead Clinician to develop an annual business plan for the clinical speciality in the context of the unit’s overall strategy, which takes into account the requirements of patients, families, PCTs and Health Authorities.
• To support with development of business cases for any significant service developments and ensuring consultation with other Clinical Units or Divisions as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from under‑represented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever‑more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage), ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks – all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Detailed job description and main 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

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential criteria

• Our Always values

Academic / Professional qualification / Training

Essential criteria

• MSc in Audiology
• Certificate of Audiological Competence / Higher Training Scheme of equivalent experience
• Registration with HCPC or RCCP

Desirable criteria

• Management training course

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Significant post‑qualification and paediatric audiology experience – to be able to independently make decisions about the management of CI patients and troubleshoot problems with devices.
• Significant experience in electrophysiology tests for both pre‑cochlear implant and post‑cochlear implant patients.
• Significant experience of fitting cochlear implant systems.
• Significant experience in ability to identify red flags in cochlear implant patients including anomalies/failures/extrusions etc., ability to map/program around issues and highlight to lead clinician/medic.
• Significant experience in patient discussion within an MDT meeting with rationale explanation.
• Knowledge of health service practices and an understanding of clinical governance.
• Experience of staff management and supervision.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of timetabling, staff rota management, stock ordering for high cost items.
• Experience of change management.
• Experience of staff training.

Skills / Abilities

Essential criteria

• Competent at carrying out a full range of paediatric audiological testing including behavioural and objective tests.
• Competent at fitting cochlear implant systems.
• Competent at fitting a wide range of hearing aids.
• Ability to communicate effectively with children of all ages.
• Ability to demonstrate good working practice through auditing, projects and research.
• Ability to carry out HR policies, sickness management, conflict resolution, performance management etc.
• Ability to be innovative and introduce new ideas in the team in line with service improvement.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to communicate through sign language.