Head of Auditory Implant Service

Transformationunitgm; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a Head of Auditory Implant Service for maternity cover. This role requires leadership in the operational and strategic management of the service, ensuring adherence to national standards and effective patient care. Candidates must have substantial audiology experience, particularly with cochlear implants. The position offers a fixed-term contract of 12 months, competitive salary, and full-time hours of 37.5 per week.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Audiology practice at Band 7 or above, specializing in Cochlear Implants and/or BCHI.
• Competence in adult and pediatric diagnostic assessments.
• Experience in both BCHI and CI.
• Evidence of conference presentation or journal publication.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational and strategic management of the Auditory Implant Service.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide clinical leadership and ensure adherence to service objectives.

Skills

Audiology practice

Cochlear Implants

Diagnostic assessments

Rehabilitation practice

Education

BCHI and CI courses

Job description

Main area Audiology Grade Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover for 12 months) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 200-NN-712849-AHP-MZ1

Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St George's Hospital Town London Salary £64,156 - £71,148 pro-rata, per annum including inner London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 29/12/2025 23:59

Head of Auditory Implant Service

Band 8a

Job 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 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BCHI and CI courses

Experience

• Audiology practice at Band 7 (or above) for at least 2 years, specialising in Cochlear Implants and/or BCHI
• Competent in all adult and paediatric diagnostic assessments and rehabilitation practice
• Experience working in both BCHI and CI
• Evidence of conference presentation or journal publication.

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