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Job summary

Main area
Audiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract
6 months (Fixed term / Secondment until 31st March 2026)
Hours
  • Part time
  • Home or remote working
7.5 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR764-25
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester Hospital
Town
Colchester
Salary
£76,965 - £88,682 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/10/2025 23:59

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Eastern Physiological Sciences Network Clinical Lead (Audiology)

NHS AfC: Band 8c

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Eastern Physiological Sciences Network Clinical Lead for Audiology

In 2024, the Eastern Physiological Science Network (ESPN) was launched, covering all eight disciplines within the Physiological Sciences. The incorporation of the disciplines will take a phased approach with Phase 1 (Audiology, Respiratory, Cardiac and Neurophysiology) launched in the Summer of 2024 with Phase 2 (Vascular Science, Urodynamics, Vision Science and Gastrointestinal Physiology) to follow in the Summer of 2025.

The network has Clinical leads from within the network to cover the following physiological science disciplines:

  • Audiology
  • Neurophysiology
  • Cardiac Physiology
  • Respiratory Physiology (incl. Sleep Studies)

Main duties of the job

As an EPSN Clinical Lead, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the East of England (EoE) region and the network in delivering the strategic vision ensuring activities are aligned to and support commissioners/Trusts in achieving outcome ambitions for patients and benefits to population health.

  • To provide professional advice and clinical leadership in respect to the services within EPSN in Audiology
  • Embed the Audiology working group within the Eastern Physiological Science Network and work towards financial sustainability alongside operational leads.
  • To identify key interventions to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of Physiological Sciences related patient care.
  • To engage clinical colleagues from Audiology and beyond to build clinical support for the improvements and transformational changes needed to achieve improved outcomes, quality, and sustainable care provision.
  • To articulate and promote the vision for a transformed model of care with clinical colleagues and champion the sharing of innovation and standardisation of care across the system.
  • To lead the development of agreed clinical deliverables such as system-wide clinical standards, and model of care to inform new commissioner service specifications.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role.
  • Proven experience of working across the acute/community sector or public/private sectors to implement significant changes in service delivery
  • Experience of managing and motivating a large team or teams.
  • Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services.
  • Leading complex projects.
  • Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting.
  • Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
  • Business case development

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
  • Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of continued professional development.
  • Further relevant training
Desirable criteria
  • Project Management Qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lizz Grimwade
Job title
Deputy Network Director/Programme Lead
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Colchester General Hospital
Telephone
07789651269
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