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Job summary

Main area
Audiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (9 out of 10 days)
Job ref
381-SS-6897414-B
Employer
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
SWB NHS Trust
Town
Birmingham
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/04/2025 09:00

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Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust logo

Senior Clinical Scientist (Audiology)

NHS AfC: Band 7

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community.  We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

As a registered Clinical Scientist in Audiology  you’ll be at the forefront of delivering audiology services to both adults 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 in educating and training various 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.

You would be based at City Health Campus 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. 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.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation 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. 

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

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience in Clinical Audiology
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching/Training
  • Research

Qualifications

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Application numbers

Please note-If this vacancy receives a high number of applications, it will close before the stated closing date. Please ensure that you have completed and submitted your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Bromhall
Job title
Head of Audiology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07527389851
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