Job summary
As a registered Clinical Scientist in Audiology you will be responsible for providing a range of Audiology services for both adults and children to ensure the needs of our population are met.
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 an interest in paediatric assessment and (re)habilitation or vestibular assessment.
You would be based at Sandwell Audiology Services in West Bromwich, but may also work at our other site at City Hospital, Birmingham or our outpost clinics in Sutton Coldfield . 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
Our UKAS accredited service delivers both routine and complex adult and paediatric hearing and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation services across North and West Birmingham and Sandwell. The department also manages one of the largest Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) sites in England. We are a friendly and professional multidisciplinary team including Audiologists, Assistant Audiologists, Clinical Scientists, ENT staff and Paediatricians.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for details on what this role entails.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for details on what this role entails.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- experience in Clinical Audiology
Desirable
- Teaching/Training
- Lecturing /public speaking
- Research
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree 2 (i) or equivalent in appropriate subject
- MSc Audiology
- Certificate of Audiological Competence or equivalent
- HCPC State Registration
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- experience in Clinical Audiology
Desirable
- Teaching/Training
- Lecturing /public speaking
- Research
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree 2 (i) or equivalent in appropriate subject
- MSc Audiology
- Certificate of Audiological Competence or equivalent
- HCPC State Registration
Desirable
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.
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.
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).
