Advanced Clinical Scientist / Audiologist

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Job summary

An exciting new vacancy has arisen within the North Wales Audiology Service for a registered clinical scientist to assist in the provision of a high quality adult and paediatric Audiology service to the population of North Wales served by BCUHB. This mixed post will involve three days with the adult team and two days with the paediatric team. The post holder will perform duties within the Audiology service as described in the job description. Depending on skills and service need, there may be a focus on diagnostic audiology, advanced rehabilitation, learning disability/dementia or tinnitus. Paediatric experience is essential; training will be provided in other specialist areas as required.

There will be a responsibility to train and supervise other clinical staff and the successful applicant will also line manage junior staff.

The post will be based at Glan Clwyd Hospital but there will be a requirement to travel to other peripheral sites across North Wales. This is an ideal opportunity to develop your clinical, research and service development skills in a supportive and progressive environment.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post.

Main duties of the job

This is an ideal opportunity to further develop clinical and service development skills in a supportive and progressive environment. There will be responsibility to train and supervise other clinical staff where appropriate. The Audiology team consists of Clinical Scientists, Audiologists, Associate and Assistant Audiologists. This team is committed to the development and delivery of high quality patient centered services.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • MSc Audiological Science or equivalent knowledge
  • Post MSc professional training qualification or equivalent (appropriate for HCPC registration as a clinical scientist)
  • HCPC registration as clinical scientist (Audiology), RCCP or AHCS registration

Desirable

  • Membership of appropriate special interest groups

Experience

Essential

  • Extended experience working as a clinical scientist/audiologist (to include experience during STP training)

Desirable

  • Leadership skills
  • Evidence of teaching within post

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to perform wide range of Audiological procedures at advanced level
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to process and share highly complex information in a confidential manner
  • Actively involved in research and contribution to evidence based practice
  • Excellent team working skills
  • Ability to perform vestibular assessment and diagnostic audiology

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).

Closing Date: 19 July 2026

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