Audiologist/Clinical Scientist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	22 September 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	25 October 2025
Location:	Windsor, SL4 3DP
Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7501006/371-TAP-CHS1085

Summary

Audiologist/Clinical Scientist
Location:Windsor (with travel across sites)
Hours:08:00–16:00 Monday to Friday

We are seeking an experiencedBand 7 Audiologist/Clinical Scientistto join our friendly and skilled team of healthcare scientists. Based in Windsor, you will also work across sites in East Berkshire, giving you the chance to develop your skills in a variety of settings.

This is a rewarding and varied role where you will see complex adult and paediatric patients for assessment and rehabilitation, as well as providing audiology support to our ENT colleagues.

At Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we put people at the heart of everything we do. We deliver personalised care that promotes independence, choice and control, supporting people to achieve and maintain their best possible health and wellbeing.

We value our employees and as part of our team, you’ll have access to Trust-wide learning and development programmes, support to grow your career and CPD portfolio, and opportunities to enhance your clinical skills. We are committed to compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, creating a culture where every voice is heard and staff and service users work together to make a real difference.

Your enthusiasm and dedication will be supported by colleagues who strive to provide a progressive, welcoming and compassionate environment.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values and are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.


• We are looking for an enthusiastic, senior Healthcare Science practitioner who is a clinical scientist or is AHCS registered with BSc/MSc in Audiology or in Medical Physics, Physiological Measurements and BAAT I and II with relevant, post-qualification clinical experience.
• We are looking for a staff member who is qualified to deliver and experienced in performing vestibular assessments, paediatric assessment and rehabilitation, but who will also see adult patients as part of their duties
• The post is ideally suited to an STP trainee graduate or someone with relevant HTS modules due to the complex and varied nature of the workload.
• You will communicate calmly, compassionately and effectively reassuring service users so they feel, valued, heard and understood.

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.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found.

The “must haves” for this role:
1. BSc/MSc in Audiology or Medical Physics/Physiological Measurements and BAAT I and II, and HCPC/AHCS registration (or ready to register)
2. Demonstrable post-qualification experience of working with complex patients
3. Experience with diagnostic vestibular assessments
4. 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: Hannah Smit on 0300 3656222 or email: Hannah.smit@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 possible.


This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025

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