Clinical Scientist; Audiology

Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a 1 year fixed term post Band 7 Clinical Scientist within Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust working across our Winchester and Basingstoke sites. The successful applicant will be an integral part of our friendly Audiology team. The Audiology department at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic and rehabilitative services for children and adults with hearing and balance disorders.

This role will involve working in Tier 2 and Tier 3 Paediatric Audiology across sites as well as the Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation service in Winchester. Applications are welcomed from experienced clinicians as well as graduates from the Scientist Training Programme. Essential criteria for this post include an MSc in Audiology or equivalent and appropriate registration (HCPC).

• HCPC registration as a clinical scientist (or in process of registration)
• MSc in Audiology or equivalent
• Tier 3 paediatric experience
• Experience of vestibular assessment and rehabilitation

• Experience post graduation from STP or equivalent training
• 1 year of paediatric tier 3 experience post training
• 1 year experience post training (vestibular)

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites:
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year.

As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

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