Deputy Lead Audiologist

Job summary

Opportunity to join our Cochlear Implant Team (CI) at Great Ormond Street Hospital

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced Paediatric Audiologist / Clinical Scientist to join the Cochlear Implant Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH)

This fixed term maternity leave cover Band 8a roleis an excellent opportunity to advance your career in complex and specialist paediatric audiology and cochlear implant management. You will play a key role in the assessment and management of children under the cochlear implant pathway, including detailed audiological evaluations and post-surgical programming of cochlear implant systems.

Why Join Us?

• Work within a renowned multi-disciplinary team in a highly specialised clinical setting.
• Engage with a diverse and complex patient population.
• Benefit from excellent internal and external CPD opportunities through the GOSH Learning Academy.
• Be part of a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For:

• Significant experience in paediatric audiology and cochlear implant systems.
• Strong clinical skills in audiological assessment and device programming.
• A collaborative approach to working with families and professionals across disciplines.
• Commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, and patient-centred care.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, responsibilities, and person specification.

Main duties of the job

• To work independently as part of a multi-disciplinary team, within professional boundaries
• To undertake clinical assessments in hearing function in children of all ages, including those with complex needs, using a wide range of behavioural and electrophysiological test procedures in line with departmental practice and protocols, operating a comprehensiverange of electromedical equipment and analysing and interpreting complex clinical data
• To be able to perform diagnostic audiological assessments to assist in the evaluation of hearing disorders
• Provide highly visible leadership to all staff within the department, ensuring consistency in communicating the vision, strategic direction and objectives of the Service.
• To ensure adequate cover arrangements are in place within the department for all clinical duties on a weekly basis
• To manage monthly timetable / rota of clinical staff vs clinical activity booked.
• To participate in the maintenance and updating of audiological databases
• Responsibility for pre-defined areas for IQIPS accreditation - to be mutually agreed withthe Lead Audiologist and evaluated on an ongoing basis.
• Work with the Lead Audiologist to assess and minimise risk, ensure health and safety compliance, and adherence to the Trust policies and procedures within the department.
• To provide teaching on audiological issues to medical and non-medical staff, and others, as agreed with the Lead Audiologist.

About us

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we'll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women's networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential

• Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care. Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity. Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes.

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential

• BSc / MSc in Audiology
• Certificate of Audiological Competence / Higher Training Scheme of equivalent experience
• Registration as a Clinical Scientist (Audiologist)
• Registration with HCPC and RCCP

Desirable

• Management training course

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Significant post qualification and paediatric audiology experience - to be able to independently make decisions about the management of CI patients and troubleshoot problems with devices.
• Significant experience in electrophysiology tests for both pre cochlear implant and post cochlear implant patients.
• Significant experience of fitting cochlear implant systems
• Significant experience in ability to identify red flags in cochlear implant patients including anomalies / failures / extrusions etc. Ability to map / program around issues and highlight to lead clinician / medic.
• Significant experience in patient discuss within a MDT meeting with rationale explanation.
• Knowledge of health service practices and an understanding of clinical governance
• Experience of staff management and supervision

Desirable

• Experience of timetabling, staff rota management, stock ordering for high cost items.
• Experience of change management
• Experience of staff training

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Competent at carrying out a full range of paediatric audiological testing including behavioural and objective tests.
• Competent at fitting cochlear implant systems
• Competent at fitting a wide range of hearing aids
• Ability to communicate effectively with children of all ages
• Ability to demonstrate good working practice through Auditing, Projects and Research
• Ability to carry out HR policies e.g. sickness management, conflict resolution, performance management etc.
• Ability to be innovative and introduce new ideas in the team in line with service improvement.

Desirable

• Ability to communicate through sign language