Head of the Auditory Implant Service

St George's University Hospitals; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a Head of Auditory Implant Service for a 1-year maternity cover. The role involves clinical and management responsibilities within Audiology and ENT departments. The candidate will ensure adherence to policies, oversee service development, and lead a multidisciplinary team. This position demands strong leadership and knowledge of Clinical Governance and GDPR while delivering effective patient care in a major healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing clinical services within Audiology or ENT.
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and GDPR.
• Proven leadership abilities in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational and strategic management of the service.
• Ensure adherence to National Standards and current evidence-based medicine.
• Manage the multidisciplinary team for effective patient care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Management responsibilities

Policy adherence

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant clinical qualification

Job description

Overview

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 service's adherence to Clinical Governance and GDPR, planning against service objectives, staff management, business planning, marketing and promotion of the service to internal and 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. The St George's Hospital Auditory Implant Service (AIS) comprises of 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 of 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.