Team Leader, Adult Rehabilitation (PDF, 624.3KB)

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

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At University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) we are the regions Major Trauma Centre and we are responsible for providing care across the widest of spectrums: from within peoples homes and working with our voluntary sector partners in local communities, to offering the most specialist hospital care available in our regional centre: for example immunology, cardiothoracic surgery and kidney and bone marrow transplants. We care for 475,000 in our secondary care catchment population, with a wider peninsula population of almost 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services.

Delivering our services through a number of key sites across Plymouth and the surrounding area:

• Mount Gould Hospital - We have 30 beds for general rehabilitation plus 15 beds for stroke rehabilitation patients and a discharge assessment unit with 10 beds available and a further 30 to follow.
• South Hams Community Hospital - We have 15 beds here and began managing the site in 2021.
• Tavistock Hospital - We have 13 beds here and began managing the site in 2021. Urgent Treatment Centre and Minor Injuries Units We run an Urgent Treatment Centre at the Cumberland Centre in Devonport, central Plymouth and minor injury units in Tavistock and Kingsbridge.
• Child Development Centre - Developmental services for young children are provided at the Child Development Centre, Scott Business Park.
• The Plymouth Dialysis Unit - Patients needing treatment for renal failure are cared for in state-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities in Estover.
• Radiology Academy - The Plymouth Radiology Academy is the only purpose-built Radiology Academy in the world and provides an inspirational environment in which to learn radiology.
  
  

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Plymouth and working with Plymouth Marjon University. As host to the Joint Hospital Group South West (JHG(SW)) in a city with a strong military tradition, we have a tri-service staff of nearly 200 military doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who are fully integrated within our facilities.

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UHP were chosen as one of seven Trusts to take part in the national NHS Improvement Programme, to create a culture of continuous improvement by empowering staff to develop their own ideas for improvement and lead their own projects.

Key details

Location

Site Audiology Department, Level 7, Derriford Hospital
Address Derriford Road
Town PLYMOUTH
Postcode PL6 8DH
Major / Minor Region Devon

Contract type & working pattern

Contract Permanent: Compressed hours 4 days/week, 4 Saturdays per year
Hours 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Job share
• Compressed hours
  
  

Salary

Salary £53,755 - £60,504 Per Annum
Salary period Yearly

Grade (NHS AfC: Band 8a)

Specialty

Main area Audiology

Job Overview

Come and join our friendly department in a beautiful part of the country! Following the departure of one of the team, we have a key vacancy in this award winning and IQIPS accredited service. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent clinical knowledge and skills to lead our adult rehabilitation audiology service. The post-holder will be responsible for the audiological management of adults with hearing loss, tinnitus and balance disorders including personally managing a caseload of complex cases. She or he will also be responsible for leading the service on a day-to-day basis, liaising with other professionals across the area to ensure high quality outcomes for adults with hearing loss, tinnitus and balance disorders, and joining the leadership team to provide governance and strategy for the service.

This is an exciting time to join us, with the planned relocation of a large part of the service to purpose-built accommodation in the Plymouth Community Diagnostic Centre next autumn.

For the right person and circumstances, a relocation package is available.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Job Purpose

• Adult rehab team leader
• Provides expert clinical service in rehabilitation of adults with hearing loss, tinnitus and balance disorders
• Undertakes clinical supervision and training of staff and trainees
• Provides leadership, governance and strategic direction for adult audiology services
  
  

Working for our organisation

We are a people business where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.

If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY see Job description document for full details .

Clinical Duties

Rehabilitation duties

Take social histories and listening needs assessments in adults, including those with highly complex needs and balance disorders, and occasionally children, and combine these with diagnostic test results to develop the necessary individual management plans.

Take accurate aural impressions of adults, including those with abnormal ear canals such as mastoid cavities, and occasionally children.

Modify ear moulds using the range of laboratory equipment available.

Following national and departmental guidelines and protocols, but with an understanding of when these cannot be adhered to:

• Select appropriate hearing aids and prescription formulae based on the needs assessment and diagnostic test results.
• Accurately fit digital hearing aids to adults using real ear/probe microphone measurements.
• Follow-up to enable fine tuning of digital hearing aids based on objective and subjective assessments of benefit and onward referral to other specialist services.

Provide counselling to patients and parents/carers regarding the nature and extent of any hearing loss, and the options on how this could be managed.
Manage distressed or angry patients sensitively, especially when disclosing test results and management options.
Provide audiological management to patients with significant co-morbidities, including mental health problems and learning difficulties.
Ensure patients and parents/carers are fully aware of the use of any devices issued.
Fault finding to provide a timely hearing aid repair service.
Manage complex cases, including taking referrals from junior and specialist staff.
With the specialist staff, take a leading role in the vestibular rehabilitation service.
Provide expert advice to other staff, including wards, health visitors and ENT.
Ensure timely onward referral to specialist services when required, such as cochlear implants or community mental health.
Take a lead in safeguarding vulnerable adults within the audiology service.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER.

If you need support with the online application process or require reasonable adjustments with the application and/or interview process please contact the Recruiting Manager for this post.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants about less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We recommend contacting the manager of the role prior to applying and we commit to giving requests full consideration.

We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients' experience. At UHP we aim to create an inclusive workplace and hospital where everyone feels they belong and included.

It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted. Providing false information is an offence & could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal/police action if an applicant is successful.

Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests. This is an automated process & the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.

For Doctors Roles

Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.

We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.

In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trusts Medical Workforce team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.

Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidates details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.

In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trusts agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MSc in Audiological Science or equivalent accredited learning.
• STP/CAC or equivalent accredited post-graduate training.
• Registration as either a clinical scientist (audiology) or as a clinical physiologist (audiology).

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in management or equivalent accredited training.

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

• Proven knowledge and demonstrable experience in all aspects of general audiology.
• Highly specialised proven knowledge and demonstrable experience in adult rehabilitative audiology.
• Previous demonstrable experience of staff management, training and development.

Desirable criteria

• Previous demonstrable experience of line management.

Aptitude and abilities

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
• Effective influencing skills: in general and with senior health care professionals.

Desirable criteria

• Proven track record in service development or clinical research.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Adam Beckman
Job title Head of Audiology Services
Email address [email protected]
Telephone number 01752438056
Additional information

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