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Clinical Audiologist/Head of Audiology (Ref: 210949)
Substantive
Full Time – 37 hours per week
Band 8a * - Salary Range £60,126 - £64,906 per annum
plus Distant Islands Allowance of £2,380 per annum
Relocation Assistance of up to £8000 available
Are you looking for a new challenge to develop your career? Have you ever thought of working in a remote and rural setting where you can have the opportunity to use your knowledge, skills and experience to bring real benefit to the local community? Do you want to work in a flexible, supportive environment? If yes, then this could be the role for you.
This is a single handed Audiologist post, with responsibility for clinical and managerial delivery of a hospital based Audiology service, providing in-patient and out-patient care. You will be responsible for maintaining professional standards and developing the service in Shetland. You will provide a comprehensive Audiology service including rehabilitative care, complex diagnostic assessments of hearing, and care for adult and all paediatric hearing aid users; hearing aid programming, and repair using computer software and specific specialised hardware. You will also provide support to the visiting ENT clinicians.
You will be responsible for the daily clinical work of the department, managing your own workload as well as supervision, training and direct line management responsibility of the part-time Audiology assistant. Working in a small department requires exceptional interpersonal skills. Furthermore you will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills with other professionals and service users, including patients, carers and relatives.
The successful candidate must have the relevant qualifications;
* Audiology BSc or equivalent such as BAAT Parts 1&2 with NC Physiological Measurement.
* Postgraduate level education/qualification in an audiology specific discipline and/or business/leadership development.
* Current registration with RCCP or equivalent
Closing date: Sunday 1st June 2025
Interview date: Thursday 19th June 2025
Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
*This post has been provisionally banded under Agenda for Change and is subject to review
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