Head of Audiology

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK seeks an experienced Audiology professional for a pivotal role overseeing departmental operations, budgeting, and strategic development. This position requires strong communication skills, a commitment to patient-centered care, and leadership experience. Join our diverse community and make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Wellbeing Programme for staff

Qualifications

• Extensive Post Graduate knowledge of audiological tests.
• Experience leading a team in an audiology setting.
• Commitment to diversity and patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Audiology department and manage departmental strategies.
• Provide formal presentations and communicate complex information.
• Develop and implement service policies and audits.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Empathy

Education

Post Graduate knowledge in Audiology

Head of Audiology experience

Job description

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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

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Brighton, United Kingdom

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Posted:

04.07.2025

Expiry Date:

18.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job overview

This role is responsible for the leadership and provision of a comprehensive, professional and effective Audiology service. Overall supervision of all staff in the department. Overall responsibility for the departmental budget and strategy development.

Main duties of the job

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and deliver formal presentations

Communicates service-related information to senior managers, staff and external agencies.

Ability to motivate patients and others through effective communication skills and to gain co-operation where there may be significant barriers to understanding.

Knowledge and experience of dealing with highly complex situations and the ability to analyse and interpret and produce solutions to these.

Extensive Post Graduate knowledge and experience of the full range of audiological and vestibular tests, for all groups and abilities of patients.

Have an extensive knowledge of hearing aids, evidence to support this, and use this knowledge to provide an effective service to patients.

Contribute to delivery of regular KPI and other reporting.

Management of workforce and planning of complex activities within the department.

Development of the service and business strategies.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Communication and Relationship Skills - (Factor 1)

·Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and deliver formal presentations

·Communicates service-related information to senior managers, staff and external agencies.

·Ability to motivate patients and others through effective communication skills and to gain co-operation where there may be significant barriers to understanding.

2. Analytical and Judgmental Skill - (Factor 3)

·Knowledge and experience of dealing with highly complex situations and the ability to analyse and interpret and produce solutions to these.

·Extensive Post Graduate knowledge and experience of the full range of audiological and vestibular tests, for all groups and abilities of patients.

·Have an extensive knowledge of hearing aids, evidence to support this, and use this knowledge to provide an effective service to patients.

·Contribute to delivery of regular KPI and other reporting

3. Planning and Organisational Skills - (Factor 4)

·Management of workforce and planning of complex activities within the department.

·Development of the service and business strategies.

4. Patient / Client Care - (Factor 6)

• Manage potentially stressful, sensitive, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathic manner.
• Interpretation of complex specialist diagnostic tests and advice to clinicians.
• Commitment to ensuring high standards of patient centred care and service delivery.
• Maintain own Professional Development.

5. Policy and Service Development Implementation - (Factor 7)

·Responsible for proposing & implementing departmental policies in clinical, process and financial domains.

·Oversee and manage departmental audits.

·Management of data collection and implementation of national and local waiting list protocols and targets.

6. Financial and Physical Development (inc equipment, stock etc) - (Factor 8)

• Manage the procurement and monitoring of physical assets, stocks and supplies.

7. Human Resources (inc developing and delivering training) - (Factor 9)

• Responsible for the effective daily line Management of staff, including recruitment, career development, performance and work evaluation.
• Responsible for the retention of professional and clerical staff and department succession planning.
• Oversee and organise relevant courses both in-house and/or external in line with service delivery and PDP.
• Communicating and cascading Trust policies and developments.

8. Information Resources - (Factor 10)

• Monitoring to ensure compliance with the Trust’s Information Governance Policy and the Trust’s Patient’s Notes Policy.
• In depth knowledge of Auditbase Patient Management System to record all patient information.

9. Research and Development - (Factor 11)

·Manage and oversee Research and Development for the department.

• Manage, review and develop service provision.
• Manage, analyse and interpret departmental audits.

Learning and Development

·Attend mandatory training updates as required.

·Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.

·Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.

·Identify own learning needs and jointly plan training requirements with your line manager

·Participate in the Trust’s appraisal process to discuss how your role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.

Person specification

Application form

• Previous head of audiology experience

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Important information for applicants:

A Note on AI Use in Applications
We value the individuality and authenticity that each candidate brings to the application process. While AI tools are increasingly accessible, we strongly discourage their use in completing your application. Your responses should reflect your own voice, experiences, and motivations—elements that are essential to a fair and accurate evaluation.
Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may misrepresent your abilities and could result in your application being rejected. We encourage you to take the time to present your genuine self, as this helps us better understand your potential and ensures a transparent selection process.

Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications