Department Manager Clinical Investigations Unit & Audiology

Overview

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

The Department Manager of the Clinical Investigations Unit, Audiology and Neurophysiology, is responsible for the operational management, leadership, and strategic development of these areas of practice. The postholder ensures the delivery of safe, high quality, efficient diagnostic and investigative services, supporting timely patient care and clinical decision making.

The role provides professional and managerial leadership to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring compliance with NHS policies, statutory and regulatory requirements and relevant clinical governance frameworks. The postholder oversees service performance, workforce planning, resource allocation and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring services meet patient needs and organisational priorities. The postholder is accountable for maintaining appropriate oversight of clinical activity, quality assurance, risk management and incident investigation processes.

They work closely with clinical leads, senior managers and external partners to support service innovation, regulatory compliance, and achievement of key operational and strategic objectives.

We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

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