Chief Audiologist

About the Organisation :

As Scotland’s smallest health board, NHS Orkney is driven by a bold vision : looking after our community and providing excellent care. Whether you’re starting your NHS journey or bringing expertise from another NHS employer, your skills will make a real difference to the health and lives of Orkney’s 22,000 residents.

Our state-of-the-art healthcare facility, The Balfour, opened in 2019 and is home to modern inpatient wards, an emergency department, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices, and the Scottish Ambulance Service. Collaboration thrives here, ensuring exceptional care for every patient. Beyond our main facility, we’re investing in our outer isles, enhancing services, and transforming patient care across our islands.

About Orkney :

Orkney itself is nothing short of magical. With over 70 islands (20 inhabited), this breathtaking destination offers stunning landscapes, unique wildlife, and vibrant cultural and sporting activities. Recognised as one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney promises a lifestyle like no other.

The Post :

The Audiology service in Orkney is currently a single-handed service offering a wide range of services to our local community. We are developing the service and looking towards succession planning for the future of the department. This post is to work with the current Chief Audiologist, with a view to taking over the management of the service. As well as running the service it is expected that the post holder will look at the service model going forwards and work with the current post holder to develop a service that is able to meet the requirements of the community in the future. The post holder will work with the national Audiology leads in development of the service nationally and to review current practice.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the current post holder to develop the service and to ensure that the community of Orkney have an Audiology service that meets their needs, now and into the future.

The Candidate :

You must be a forward thinking and dynamic leader who is ready to work to deliver a well-established audiology service and be ready to look to the future. Be able to work with services in Orkney and Grampian, both NHS and the voluntary sector, to ensure the service is delivered in its current form and to develop the service for the future. You will be expected to work autonomously when needed in managing the service.

Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration :

This post will be based at The Balfour

The successful candidate will work : 37 hours per week

This post is on a Full-time Permanent Basis

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.

Benefits and Salary :

Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland?

The salary for this post is on a Band 7 and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,587 pro rata per year, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us.

NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.

Further Information :

If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If there are additional requirements you would like to request, please contact ork.recruitment@nhs.scot

To find out more about this opportunity please contact Nick Crohn, Radiology Services Manager on nick.crohn@nhs.scot

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