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 south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory 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. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 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. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview South East London Newborn Hearing Screening Programme We are looking for a friendly, flexible and highly motivated individual with previous experience working in a screening service, and managing staff, to join our team as an Assistant Manager. This is a fulltime position with core working hours Monday to Friday, the role includes off-site weekend on-call cover on rotation. Our service is located in 5 different hospital sites across SEL the post holder will need to travel to the different sites on occasions to attend meetings or provide support. This position will be based at the Children & Young People’s Audiology Centre at St Thomas’s Hospital With the option to work from home 1 or 2 days a week (depending on service cover needs and meetings). If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact: Louise Englund 07920722119 [email protected] Closing Date: 7 th April at Midnight Interview date:19 th April 2024 Main duties of the job The role includes providing line management support for the services Site Leads, deputising for the Programme Lead in her absence and overseeing the training programme of new screeners in the service. Including supporting and assessing screeners completing their competency assessments and the Health Screening Diploma Level 3. The Assistant manager will work closely with the Programme Lead and Head of Service to maintain a high level of screening service delivery and support the team. They will have line management responsibility for 3 site leads and will also provide help and support across the SEL Screening teams as and when needed. Relevant training will be provided as required and dependent on the successful applicant’s previous experience, knowledge and skill such as completing a CAVA (Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement). Working for our organisation We are the largest Newborn Hearing screening Programme (NHSP) in England, screening the hearing of around 26 000 babies born across South East London (SEL) every year. We are part of Evelina Children’s Community Directorate within Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Our team has been recognised as a one of the top performing sites in England. Detailed job description and main responsibilities A detailed and full Job description and person specification has been provided and downloaded for to be used for the advert. Person specification Qualifications/ Education Essential criteria Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification Evidence of ongoing study and personal/professional development. Post graduate diploma or equivalent in Management/leadership Desirable criteria Relevant professional qualification i.e. audiologist, nurse, midwife, management etc. Previous experience Essential criteria Significant experience of Screening team management Significant Experience of working with newborn babies and families. Experience of change management and implementing evidence-based practise. Experience of facilitating and delivering training Experience of supporting the development of services. Desirable criteria Management experience within NHSP team. Knowledge of NHS working, structures policies and Protocol Skills/Knowledge/ Ability Essential criteria Ability to work under pressure and prioritise a demanding workload. Excellent communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently across organisations and disciplines Able to analyse and draw conclusions from data and present it clearly to a wide range of individuals and organisations. Ability to deliver the service in a complex and rapidly changing environment. Broad knowledge of clinical governance framework Desirable criteria Knowledge of audiology service provisions Knowledge of Newborn hearing screening programme Broad knowledge of audit techniques and ability to use as a vehicle for change Ability to critically appraise research findings and draw out significance for clinical practice Additional Information Essential criteria Self-motivating and act on own initiative, able to work independently. Able to work with a great degree of flexibility and adaptability. Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Applicant requirements 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. Further details / informal visits contact Name Louise Englund Job title Programme Lead Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07920722119 Additional information I work Monday to Friday and wont be able to answer any calls on weekends or Bank Holidays