Job summary: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Audiology professional to lead our established, multi-site service. You will have the chance to drive service development, support IQIPS accreditation, and provide senior clinical leadership across Adult and Paediatric Audiology Services.

Our service offers a broad clinical portfolio, including Adult and Paediatric Audiology, ENT support and Vestibular assessments. You will lead a skilled senior team of Team Leads, Senior Clinicians, and administrative colleagues, all working collaboratively across three main hospital sites and local community hospitals. Guided by our Trust values of Kindness, Respect, and Collaboration, you will be fully supported by an experienced operational and clinical leadership team, ensuring you can focus on strategic leadership, service improvement, clinical quality, and staff development without the pressure of managing every detail alone.

Operating across three main hospital sites Worcestershire Royal Hospital, the Alexandra Hospital (Redditch), and Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre and community hospitals, the Trust serves thousands of people across Worcestershire.

As part of the directorate senior leadership team alongside the Operational Manager, Clinical Director, and Matron you will have real opportunities to influence service strategy, implement innovation, and shape the future of Audiology across Worcestershire.

Responsibilities

Responsible and accountable for the Audiology Service provided by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust, the postholder will be a highly developed and experienced post‑graduate qualified Audiologist, Hearing Therapist or Clinical Scientist (Audiology) and will manage the clinical service, strategic planning, staff allocation, management and training, clinical governance, research and development, finance, and quality assurance for the service. Accountable to the Deputy Director of Operations (Surgery), the postholder will ensure that a consistently high‑quality complex and sophisticated clinical service is provided, meeting the highest national and international standards. The post holder will be responsible for Training and Supervision within the department, and for performance against DM01 and RTT.

We encourage flexible working and will work with the successful candidate to support them to have greater choice in when, where and how they work. As a Trust we support a range of flexible working arrangements and are committed to supporting colleagues to achieve work life balance. Our Trust is split across a wide geographical area and the successful candidate will need to be able to travel independently to our 3 sites (Worcester, Redditch and Kidderminster) as well as regularly being present to manage the operational running of the departments.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation – this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Disclosures and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Qualifications

• Level 7 MSc in Audiology or equivalent level of knowledge/expertise in the field
• Level 7 Postgraduate management/leadership qualification
• CAC/BAAT Pt 1 + 2 /HTS or equivalent practical qualifications in general and specialist areas
• Registered AHCS Audiologist or HCPC Clinical Scientist (Audiology)
• Membership of BSA/BAA or other professional Body

Experience

• Clinical experience
• Demonstrated practical knowledge of assessment and rehabilitation in highly specialised clinical service areas
• Evidence of senior level work with examples of clinical competency within the relevant area
• Extensive experience in formulating comprehensive management plans from case history and diagnostic results, where decisions may not be straightforward
• Experience working with hearing‑impared patients, parents, carers and associated professionals, explaining any challenges overcome
• Extensive experience working with babies, children, and patients of all ages with cognitive impairments
• Positive role model with credible, professional approach at all times
• Extensive post‑graduate experience & CPD

Research Experience

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Good knowledge of critical appraisal and ability to use literature and current research/guidelines to improve patient care
• Evidence of leading clinical audit, research and/or presentations at scientific meetings
• Experience of leading service improvements and clinical audit of services/pathways
• Experience of leading change, demonstrating sustained improvements

Management and Administrative Experience

• Experience in managing and developing other healthcare professionals
• Experience in establishing or helping to develop a service through quality improvement
• Formulation of strategic plans for the department
• Experience of managing services in line with performance targets
• Experience of leading service improvements and clinical audit of services/pathways
• Experience managing staff using performance management and appraisal, disciplinary and sickness absence policies/procedures
• Experience managing budgets
• Experience managing Health and Safety and Clinical Governance in a clinical setting
• Analysis of performance data to identify ways to improve service at all levels
• Experience working within a clinical multidisciplinary team

Teaching Experience

• Training, assessment and supervision of BSc/STP/HTS students

Personal Attributes

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills
• Able to adapt communication to meet the needs of the situation, including in stressful or conflict clinical and non‑clinical situations
• Ability to educate, empathise, support, negotiate and motivate even when cooperation is not guaranteed
• Ability to pass on expert and highly technical information with reassurance for better understanding
• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Diplomatic and tactful
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work without supervision
• Reliable and supportive to other colleagues
• Adaptable and willing to learn new skills
• Flexible approach to work and to the needs of the service
• Champion staff wellbeing

Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment

As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Applicants are prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be considered under this scheme, and their response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.

Employer Details

Employer name: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address:
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR51DD

Employer website: https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/

Additional Information

Dates posted: 04 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: 8b

Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9365-25-0650-4