# Adult Audiology Clinical Lead

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Mary's Hospital (The Bays)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Health science services
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 pa inclusive
- **Contract type:** 9 months (Fixed term: 9 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T14:02:18.682Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Imperial_College_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Audiology/Audiology-v8287941
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8287941?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

As a Clinical Lead you will be responsible for the oversight of a high quality Adult Audiology Service, ensuring that our service users' needs are fully met.

- You will provide clinical and advanced audiological, vestibular assessment and aural rehabilitation services.
- The post holder will be responsible for the day to day management of the Audiology Service and to deputise for the Head of Service.
- The role involves supervision, mentoring and training of junior staff and students. The post holder will work with the other clinical lead to ensure that clinical and professional standards are maintained at all times and must maintain continuous personal professional development whilst working towards higher levels of professional competence
- The role will include additional responsibilities such as acting as the STP training officer and IQIPS lead.

### Main duties of the job

- To provide aural rehabilitation for adults which includes providing counselling to distressed patients about their hearing loss and associated problems, and to have the ability to make decisions about the most appropriate course of treatment for the patients in their care.
- To lead on the Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation process.
- To be responsible for monitoring the continued professional development for all staff within the Audiology Service.
- To be responsible for the clinical supervision of all audiologists.
- To be responsible for the day to day management of the Audiology Service.
- To carry out general duties and maintain a programme of continuing professional development working towards high levels of professional competence.
- To deputise for the Head of Service
- The role will include additional responsibilities such as acting as the STP training officer and audit lead.
- To line manage all senior staff bands 6-7

### Detailed job description and main 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### EDUCATION

**Essential**

- MSc in Healthcare Science or Clinical Audiology with clinical competency or equivalent experience
- Specialist training courses and relevant experience.
- AHCS/HCPC Registration
- Leadership experience

**Desirable**

- Membership of BAA/BSA

### EXPERIENCE

**Essential**

- Post qualification clinical experience including financial or management.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge.
- Attendance of relevant courses/conferences

### SKILLS/ABILITIES

**Essential**

- Ability to initiate and manage service development.
- Organisation and managerial skills for service provision
- Skills for analysing and interpreting test results. Applying information to the use and application of appropriate hearing aids
- Ability to work well independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills.

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 496.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10664325)
- [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10605514)

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