Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 040-HS022-0825
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Gwent Hospital
- Town
- Newport
- Salary
- £65,424 - £76,021 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Clinical Scientist
Band 8b
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
To lead and manage the Adult Audiology team across the Health Board ensuring safe, efficient and effective clinical practice. To take responsibility for clinical service improvement, service development and research activities in this area.
To lead, coordinate and take responsibility for clinical service improvements, including R&D programmes across ABUHB Adult Audiology Service. To promote and support clinical service development activity and formal research programmes, identifying opportunities for service improvement, advising on strategies, monitoring progress and outcomes to ensure safe and effective practice. To advise and support staff on the process of developing appropriate and ethically sound research activities.
To provide expert advice, opinions and training to own and other professions in adult hearing rehabilitation and Audiology services for adults with complex needs. To establish strong cross-professional relationships and networks within and outside of ABUHB.
To carry out a range of highly specialised clinical activities associated with adult rehabilitation.
To deputise for the Head of Audiology in managerial matter
To sustain national involvement in the development of Adult Audiology Services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
To take Health Board-wide Audiology Service Lead for Adult Audiology Services, coordinating the management, provision, and development of this Service, including development and implementation of new policies and procedures. To keep up-to-date with national and international developments, implement adjustments to current practices, coordinate training for staff as required, and assess the process of the changes, addressing any issues raised and monitoring/auditing outcomes.
To deputise for the Audiology Head of Service including monitoring annual leave, sickness management, and allocation of staff workload, making arrangements for safe and effective clinical cover for all Health Board sites and ensuring correct skill mix is available for all disciplines across all sites. To deal with complaints from patients and mediate when issues arise between staff.
To fulfil a substantial clinical role which will include performing highly specialist clinical procedures within the service as a principal scientific practitioner. To liaise with the ENT Directorate Manager and General Manager of the Scheduled Care Division in ensuring that the Adult Audiology Service meets Welsh Government Quality Standards
At a national level to make significant and on-going contribution to developing science and clinical practice within the field of Audiology. To ensure that the Audiology Services at ABUHB Health Board are an exemplar in the UK.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The Job Description and person specification explain in detail the summary of the role both clinically and managerially.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MSc in Audiology
- Management qualification
- HCPC registered as a clinical scientist
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in student mentoring and training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of advanced experience in Service improvement
- Evidence of managing a team
- Evidence of training and mentoring of staff, including staff reviews
- Evidence of participation in staff recruitment process
- Evidence of assessment and management of adults with complex needs
- Evidence of NHS managerial procedures implementing change and service improvement
- Evidence of implementing change and service improvement
- Evidence of Health and Safety issues in an NHS Audiology Service
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to deal with complex and unpredictable situations
- Good organizational, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to be independently mobile to meet the requirements of the post
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential criteria
- Enhanced DBS clearance including Adults and Children’s Barred List check
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Carpenter
- Job title
- Head of Audiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 303 5651
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