Job summary
- Main area
- Physiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 331-7728076-UHMB
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kendal
- Town
- Kendal
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Department Manager Clinical Investigations Unit & Audiology
NHS AfC: Band 8a
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
The Department Manager of the Clinical Investigations Unit, Audiology and Neurophysiology, is responsible for the operational management, leadership, and strategic development of these areas of practice. The postholder ensures the delivery of safe, high quality, efficient diagnostic and investigative services, supporting timely patient care and clinical decision making.
Main duties of the job
The role provides professional and managerial leadership to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring compliance with NHS policies, statutory and regulatory requirements and relevant clinical governance frameworks. The postholder oversees service performance, workforce planning, resource allocation and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring services meet patient needs and organisational priorities.
The postholder is accountable maintaining appropriate oversight of clinical activity, quality assurance, risk management and incident investigation processes. They work closely with clinical leads, senior managers and external partners to support service innovation, regulatory compliance, and achievement of key operational and strategic objectives.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note job description is subject to job evaluation.
The postholder is accountable maintaining appropriate oversight of clinical activity, quality assurance, risk management and incident investigation processes. They work closely with clinical leads, senior managers and external partners to support service innovation, regulatory compliance, and achievement of key operational and strategic objectives.
Person specification
Essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- • BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent HPCC Registration
- • Current leadership and management experience in a clinical service
- • Degree in clinical specialty or equivalent experience
- • Postgraduate management/leadership qualification or willingness to undertake a postgraduate certificate in management/leadership
- • Demonstrate service development experience
Desirable criteria
- • Member of Professional registered body
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrate service development experience
- • Demonstrate change management experience
- • Recent management/leadership experience
- • Evidence of teaching and developing staff
Desirable criteria
- • Business Planning
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deborah Nelson
- Job title
- Divisional General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07748147518
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Level 1
Fusion House
Evolution Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2FD
- Telephone
- 03033 301 033
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