Team Lead Paediatric Audiology Chelmsford

Job summary

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children with hearing difficulties? Do you enjoy combining clinical expertise with leadership and service development? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Lead Paediatric Audiologist to join our dedicated Community Paediatric Audiology Service. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality hearing assessment services for babies and children aged 7 months and above, while helping to shape and develop the service for the future.

As Lead Paediatric Audiologist, you will support the Operational Lead in delivering a safe, effective and patient-centred service. You will provide clinical leadership, operational management and specialist audiological expertise, ensuring children and their families receive the highest standard of care.

About the Service

Our Community Paediatric Audiology Service provides diagnostic hearing assessments for babies and children over the age of 7 months.

We are committed to providing accessible, family-centred care and delivering excellent outcomes for the children and communities we serve.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake audiological assessment of babies aged over 7 months, children and adults in accordance with British Society of Audiology (BSA) recommended procedures and national guidance.
• Practice autonomously as a registered professional, interpreting diagnostic findings and developing appropriate management plans.
• Analyse and interpret information obtained from medical history, otoscopic examination and audiological assessment results.
• Deliver rehabilitation and counselling to patients and families affected by hearing loss and tinnitus.
• Participate in peer review, clinical audit and quality improvement activities.
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Paediatric Audiology Service, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and efficient clinic utilisation.
• Undertake line management responsibilities, including one-to-one meetings, supervision, performance management and annual appraisals.
• Develop and implement service improvement plans in line with organisational and national priorities.
• Manage the department's clinical timetable, ensuring capacity is maximised whilst maintaining a high standard of patient care.
• Investigate and manage patient concerns and complaints in accordance with organisational procedures.

About us

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives
Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion
Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities for this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

Person Specification

UK resident

Essential

• Right to work in the UK, not requiring sponsorship

Meets requirements of the role

Essential

• Qualifications

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.