Team Lead Paediatric Audiology

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Sur place; GBP 48 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Provide CIC seeks a lead for its Community Paediatric Audiology Service in the UK. The role combines hands-on diagnostic hearing assessment for babies over seven months with clinical leadership, line management and service improvement in a fixed six-month post.

The successful candidate will deliver rehabilitation and counselling for hearing loss and tinnitus, manage the department timetable, and oversee staffing, audits and patient concerns under organisational procedures.

Responsabilités

• Carry out audiological assessments of babies over 7 months, children and adults to BSA procedures and national guidance
• Practise autonomously as a registered professional, interpreting findings and developing management plans
• Analyse information from medical history, otoscopy and assessment results
• Deliver rehabilitation and counselling for patients and families affected by hearing loss and tinnitus
• Take part in peer review, clinical audit and quality improvement
• Run the day-to-day operation of the paediatric audiology service, managing staffing levels and clinic use
• Line manage staff, including one-to-ones, supervision, performance management and appraisals
• Develop and deliver service improvement plans aligned to organisational and national priorities
• Manage the department's clinical timetable to maximise capacity without lowering standards of care
• Investigate and manage patient concerns and complaints under organisational procedures

Description du poste

This fixed six-month post leads the Community Paediatric Audiology Service run by Provide CIC, a social enterprise delivering community health and social care. The lead works alongside the Operational Lead to combine hands‑on diagnostic hearing assessment of babies over seven months and children with clinical leadership, line management and service improvement. Clinical work includes rehabilitation and counselling for hearing loss and tinnitus, plus managing the clinical timetable and patient complaints. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

What the job involves

• Carry out audiological assessments of babies over 7 months, children and adults to BSA procedures and national guidance
• Practise autonomously as a registered professional, interpreting findings and developing management plans
• Analyse information from medical history, otoscopy and assessment results
• Deliver rehabilitation and counselling for patients and families affected by hearing loss and tinnitus
• Take part in peer review, clinical audit and quality improvement
• Run the day-to-day operation of the paediatric audiology service, managing staffing levels and clinic use
• Line manage staff, including one-to-ones, supervision, performance management and appraisals
• Develop and deliver service improvement plans aligned to organisational and national priorities
• Manage the department's clinical timetable to maximise capacity without lowering standards of care
• Investigate and manage patient concerns and complaints under organisational procedures

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK, not requiring sponsorship