About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experiencedClinical Scientist or Audiologist to join our audiology team supporting patients across East Sussex. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys delivering high standards of care across paediatric, adult and vestibular clinical pathways and is looking for the opportunity to be part of significant service development and supporting staff through change.
You will be a Clinical Scientist or audiologist able to complete the Clinical Scientist equivalency pathway working at a complex clinical level and have the skills and knowledge to deliver compassionate leadership within our team.
You will have a passion for delivering high quality audiology services and enjoy supporting the team through clinical leadership to maintain quality and activity performance. You will have experience of delivering clinical audit, service evaluation and the ability to share learning and imbed change. You will work with the team to imbed evidence based practice and work within BSA and BAA standards. You will also be able to support the team to maintain our paediatric IQIPs registration and achieve IQIPs accreditation for our adult services.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Leadership
Operational Leadership
Activity reporting and optimising clinical capacity
Risk management
equipment management
rota design and maintenance
Audit and service evaluation, action planning and implementation.
IQIPs accreditation
Line management
staff performance management
supporting students.
Managing and resolving complaints
Stock management
Working with stakeholders such as GPs and voluntary sector
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered with HCPC or AHCS MSc or BAAT 1&2 with equivalent MSc level training 3 years post grad clinical experience
Desirable
Clinical Scientist (Audiology) Leadership training
clinical Essential
3 years post grad experience or equivalent clinical experience expereince working in complex adult audiology delivering audit and action plans delivering service development leading individuals
Desirable
presenting research leading teams vestibular MDT
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Park Practice
9 Broadwater Way
Eastbourne
BN22 9PQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)