Band 8A- Audiology Manager, Audiology | West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

West Herts NHS Trust is looking for an experienced and qualified Audiologist to oversee and manage the Audiology service.

The post will be 22.5 hours with the prospective postholder working across all three hospital sites at Watford General, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead Hospitals.

The candidate must full fill the requirements in the person specification.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the demand and capacity of the adult audiology service, ensuring targets are adhered to. They will make key decisions on prioritising referrals and take corrective action to prevent breaches.

To have responsibility for the human resources, management of staff, including personal development, CPD, appraisals, training, performance and absence management. Clinical duties, equipment maintenance, calibration and replacement.

Recruitment of audiology staff, clinical and admin. An authorised signatory for the audiology service.

There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are planned as part of the New Hospital Programme. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be newThe trust has recently gained 'teaching hospital' status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.