Job Advert
The Role
The post holder will have the lead role in our Paediatric Audiology Department. Please note job share and part time hours will be considered.
The post holder will provide local staff management within the paediatric department, which will include:
a. Senior Clinical Audiologists
b. Clinical Audiologists
c. Senior Audiology Assistants
d. Students
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
- Initial qualification may be BAAT Parts I and II/BSc Hons Audiology or MSc Audiology.
- The post holder will have at least 5 years post qualification and will have experience working at a Senior Clinical level and will have developed experience and expertise in all areas of clinical work and managing teams.
- The post holder will be knowledgeable and up to date in professional issues, CPO requirements and student training.
- The post holder may have a qualification in management to certificate level or beyond or can demonstrate experiential learning and development.
- Will be IT literate and familiar with Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint.
- Will have highly developed communication and negotiating skills.
It would be great if you also have
The post holder may have a qualification in management to certificate level or beyond or can demonstrate experiential learning and development.
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37.5 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Audiology within Princess Gate, Hamilton.
The working pattern for this role will be Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Robbie Rooney, Orthotics Services Manager, on robbie.rooney@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, or Tel: 01698 687770
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Kirsty Hasson, Recruitment Administrator on kirsty.hasson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
- For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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