Senior Clinical Scientist (Audiology)

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

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Job summary

As a registered Clinical Scientist in Audiology you'll be at the forefront of delivering audiology services to bothadults and children. This involves assessing, diagnosing, and managing hearing and balance disorders.

Your expertise will contribute to meeting the auditory needs of our population, ensuring that everyone receives appropriate care.

You'll play a pivotal role ineducating and trainingvarious healthcare professionals

You will ensure that audiology services adhere to best practices and evidence-based guidelines. and identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes to enhance patient care.

Main duties of the job

In this broad based role you would be expected to have the skills to lead clinics across adult, paediatric and vestibular services as required, but we would particularly encourage applications from scientists with experience of electrophysiological testing.

You would be based at City Hospital, Birmingham but also work at our outpost clinics in Sutton Coldfield and Lyng Health Centre in West Bromwich. There will also be a requirement to work at the newly built Midland Metropolitan Hospital which opens later this year. As a Senior Clinical Scientist you would have opportunity to participate in service development and would be expected to contribute to the team by ensuring that clinical practice within the department is evidence based, developing clinical guidelines, protocols, and undertaking clinical audit as appropriate.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

  1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
  2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
  3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Date posted

01 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-SS-6222248

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in Electrophysiological testing
  • Experience in Vestibular testing
  • Experience in Paediatric testing and (re) habilitation

Desirable

  • Teaching/Training
  • Research

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree 2 (i) or equivalent in appropriate subject
  • MSc Audiology
  • Competition of Scientist training program or equivalent
  • HCPC State Registration
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in Electrophysiological testing
  • Experience in Vestibular testing
  • Experience in Paediatric testing and (re) habilitation

Desirable

  • Teaching/Training
  • Research

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree 2 (i) or equivalent in appropriate subject
  • MSc Audiology
  • Competition of Scientist training program or equivalent
  • HCPC State Registration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH


Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH


Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Audiology

Joanne Bromhall

joanne.bromhall@nhs.net

07527389851

Date posted

01 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-SS-6222248

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH


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