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Job overview

Act as team leader for the efficient clinical delivery and development of the Adult Audiology Service comprising routine and complex adult rehabilitation, tinnitus and potentially in the future, a vestibular service. Deputise for the Head of Adult Audiology in their absence. As required, work in with the Paediatric Department, for those who would like to maintain an interest in Paediatrics, this is very possible in our department as we work closely together.

Main duties of the job

• To provide an effective Adult Audiology service to PAH Trust, within departmental protocols.
• To communicate effectively with patients, relatives, peers, clinicians, and other staff throughout the organisation
• To maintain the principles of patient confidentiality at all times
• To work as part of a team
• To work with minimal supervision.
• To support and supervise student Audiologists
• To work towards IQIPS accreditation
• To plan and prioritise own workload
• To work flexibly to cover evening and weekend sessions withinÌýcontracted hours
• To be pro-active in own self-development and maintain record of CPD
• To use computerised and manual methods to update patient records for each examination
• To take an active role in the implementation of IT and AudiologyÌý projects, such as the implementation of AlexHealth / CERNER and manage existing PMS, Auditbase.
• To participate in departmental QA and Audit programmes.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation Ìý

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.Ìý

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.Ìý

Our ValuesÌý

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:Ìý

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and effortsÌý
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from bothÌý
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to careÌý

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.Ìý