We are recruiting for a Band 8a Adult Services Clinical Lead to join our team of healthcare scientists. The position is full time and will be based in Windsor though we work from several sites across east Berkshire. The successful candidate will have a varied workload seeing complex adult patients, for diagnostic assessment and rehabilitation, including tinnitus and vestibular work, with the opportunity to also work with paediatric patients at times.
A dynamic health practitioner, you are IT literate and competent using Auditbase and DATIX to input data and produce reports, whilst you are a great believer in continuous professional development and quality improvement / assurance processes.
You will communicate calmly, effectively and reassuringly with service users and will make them feel heard and understood. You will have your own caseload of patients, but will also have dedicated time to work on service development projects.
Your energy and drive will be rewarded with the support of a dedicated team that strives to create a progressive, warm, friendly and considerate environment.
We value our employees and put people first. Working in a passionate team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to help you build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel.
Hearing a ssessment of complex adult patients including speech testing
Hearing aid rehabilitation for adult patients including those with tinnitus
Vestibular assessment and rehabilitation clinics
Line management of other audiologists within the team
Supervision of STP and PTP students
Involved in quality improvement and service development work
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Registered (or ready to register) as a Clinical Scientist
Post-qualification experience of working with complex adult patients
Experience supervising students and line management
Dedicated to quality improvement and service development
Excellent communication skills
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Kirstie Boo t h on 0300 365 6222 or email: kirstie.booth@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possibl