Head of Auditory Implant Service | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

st georges nhs trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Head of Auditory Implant Service for a year-long maternity leave cover. The role encompasses both clinical and managerial responsibilities, ensuring that the services meet national standards and are evidence-based. Responsibilities include leading a multidisciplinary team, ensuring compliance with Clinical Governance, and overseeing service development. Collaboration with ENT and Audiology departments is key, providing effective patient care in a major trauma centre environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team in healthcare.
• Knowledge of National Standards for auditory implants.
• Skills in strategic management and business planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical and management responsibilities for the auditory implant service.
• Ensure compliance with Clinical Governance and GDPR.
• Conduct audits and review service procedures regularly.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Management skills

Audit and compliance

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant medical qualification

Job description

This post is for a 1 year maternity leave fixed term cover for the Head of auditory implant service at St George’s Hospital. The implant service works within both Audiology and ENT departments at St George’s Hospital. The post holder will have a combination of clinical and management responsibilities for the service. The post holder will ensure that policies, and protocols for CIs, MEIs and BCHIs are up to date and adhered to by the team, in line with National Standards, and supported by current evidence based medicine. They will also be expected to undertake regular audit of these services, and to review procedures regularly. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the services adherence to Clinical Governance and GDPR, planning against service objectives, staff management, business planning, marketing and promotion of the service to internal and to external stakeholders.

The Head of the Auditory Implant Service will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and will be responsible for leading the operational and strategic management of the service to ensure delivery of efficient and effective patient care. The role also provides clinical leadership for audiologists and rehabilitation team working in the auditory implant service. The post holder will take overall responsibility for ongoing service development and management of the multidisciplinary team, including appraisal and objective setting, recruitment and retention.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000‑strong workforce.

Please see job description.

The St George’s Hospital Auditory Implant Service (AIS) comprises the Paediatric and Adult Cochlear Implant Programmes and the Bone Conduction Hearing Implants (BCHI) and Middle Ear Implants (MEI) programmes. We offer a comprehensive service for assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients suitable for auditory implants. The team comprises specialized ENT surgeons, Audiovestibular Physician, Implant audiologists, speech and language therapists, psychologist and teachers of the Hearing Impaired.

The Auditory Implant Service has an integrated relationship working closely alongside ENT, Audiovestibular medicine and the general Audiology department. Within the department there is also extensive access to the network of specialised diagnostic and rehabilitation services from children to adults including Electrophysiological assessments, Vestibular assessments and rehabilitation, tinnitus service, and hearing therapy. The Auditory Implant Service is the main tertiary implant provider across South and South West London, celebrating its close networks with many South London Trusts and CCGs.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025.