Principal Scientist Lead for Adult Rehabilitation and ARTS

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Principal Audiologist to Lead the Adult Hearing Rehabilitation and Therapy Services at Guy's Hospital. Main duties of the jobThe post holder works within the Audiology Department and within the sub-modality of Adult Rehabilitation within the Adult Audiology Centre. The Adult Audiology Centre provides a comprehensive auditory rehabilitation service to patients above 16 years of ages and supports St Thomas' Hearing Implant Centre.

The Adult Rehabilitation service has purpose-built and fully-equipped facilities delivering a full range of air and bone conduction hearing instruments.

The main purpose of this role is to be a clinical expert and audiology lead for Adult Rehabilitation and Therapy services. To lead in the delivery of a patient centered and evidence based service that provides a high standard of care to patients and their families / carers. To ensure the service meets and exceeds the requirements of the Any Qualified Provider specification and obtains and maintains UKAS IQIPS accreditation.

The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the service to include line management of staff and the promotion of the service at local, regional, national and international meetings and conferences. The post holder will also work in a team of senior staff and together with the Head of Audiology will ensure senior management support is provided across all areas of Audiology.

About us Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic and cardiovascular services.

Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a 160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London.

It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.

The commitment of our 17,100 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

Organisational Values:

As part of Guy's & St Thomas', our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values. Our values are Caring
- We put patients firstAmbitious
- We innovate and strive for excellenceInclusive
- We respect each other and work collaboratively Details Date posted
01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 8aSalary
66,274 to 73,496 a year

per annum

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference number
196-LIS
10769EJob locations

Guy's Hospital3rd Floor, Southwark Wing, Great Maze PondLondonSE1 9RT
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities Leadership Lead  the Adult Audiology Centre and Adult Rehabilitation and Therapy (ART) Service, managing staff and service provision.

Develop and adapt services to changing demographics, clinical requirements and organisational priorities.

Lead service change, implement new ways of working and chair multidisciplinary meetings, ensuring effective communication.

Motivate staff to deliver high standards of patient care and act as a source of support for complex and non-routine cases.

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