Job summary
- Main area
- Audiologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 164-7249067
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ropewalk House
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £76,965 - £88,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Head of Audiology
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to apply for a senior clinical management position at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), combining both a scientific and clinical leadership role with ongoing clinical practice. The Trust has recently re-aligned its clinical services so that the Audiology Service now sits within the Clinical Sciences Directorate alongside other Neurosensory and wider Healthcare Science services.
The Head of Audiology is accountable for all resources and services provided by Audiology, to include all Adult and Paediatric service provision across the 3 Campuses of NUH and multiple sites within the community. This includes the overall strategic, financial and operational management of scientific, rehabilitative and support services in line with Directorate, Organisational and National strategy and developments. It includes Performance targets (DM01) and waiting list management.
The post holder will act as Head of Service for Audiology providing scientific and clinical leadership across the service. The post holder will also operate in a clinical role at Consultant Healthcare Scientist level for approximately 30-40% of the job plan.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Audiology (Consultant Healthcare Scientist) is accountable for the clinical and scientific leadership within the Audiology Service. They will undertake, as required, the full range of advanced adult and paediatric audiological assessments, including advanced audio-vestibular testing. The post holder will take overall responsibility for the Audiology clinical caseload and provide professional, scientific and technical advice on service development and delivery to the Care Group and other agencies as required.
Working for our organisation
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 19,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.
We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.
As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic Qualification of BSC or equivalent in Audiology
- MSc in Audiology or equivalent
- RCCP or HCPC (Clinical Scientist) registration
Desirable criteria
- PhD or equivalent
- On AHCS Higher Specialist Scientific Register
Leadership
Essential criteria
- Experience of strategic management and development in a large clinical department
- Significant leadership experience evidencing specific service development and change
- Ability to cope with decision making under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Senior leadership qualification
additional
Desirable criteria
- British Sign Language qualification
- Significant experience at a professional level, working for a professional body, national committee or similar
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerry-Ann Storrie
- Job title
- Service General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 078 12 278 306
- Additional information
Liz Crees
Chief Scientist
Head of Clinical Services
Tel: 078 122 84 176
email: [email protected]
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