Senior Clinical Scientist – Urodynamics and Clinical Instrumentation
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Clinical Scientist to lead and develop our Urodynamics and Clinical Instrumentation service at Barts Health NHS Trust.
You will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, working closely with Urology Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and wider colleagues to deliver high-quality diagnostic services and improve patient experience.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will function as an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary team to lead, maintain, and develop urodynamics and sacral nerve stimulation services across Barts Health NHS Trust. This is a 7-day service offering 12-hour shifts across multiple sites.
The role has a strong direct clinical focus, primarily involving the performance and interpretation of pressure/flow studies (CMG), video urodynamics (VCMG), ambulatory urodynamic assessments and sacral nerve stimulation. These investigations inform diagnosis and guide management decisions for complex urological cases.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience working in a scientific healthcare environment
* Experience in routine clinical urodynamics measurement
* Experience in clinical instrumentation
* Experience of electronic (analogue and digital), mechanical and/or electromechanical equipment design and construction
Skills
* Ability to operate complex measuring equipment in a clinical setting.
* Ability to collate and interpret the results of complex clinical tests, and to report accurately on them.
* An understanding of Infection Control requirements and the ability to follow agreed protocols for prevention of cross infection
* Ability to work unsupervised in clinic, and be able to make appropriate action and decision during study
* Ability to conceive and to develop specific instrumentation in investigating and solving particular clinical problems
* Familiarity and experience in research methods
* Ability to present information and report accurately to clinicians
* Ability to negotiate solutions to problems where conflicting views exist
* Ability to organise own time and manage workload under pressure with minimum of guidance
Knowledge
* Ability to present information and report accurately to clinicians
* Ability to present information and report accurately to clinicians
* Ability to negotiate solutions to problems where conflicting views exist
* Ability to solve problems systematically and independently
Qualifications
* Bachelor and Masters Degrees in a Physical Science, Engineering or equivalent
* Eligibility for State Registration as a Clinical Scientist
* Membership of a relevant Professional Institute
* Evidence of ongoing CPD and in-service training and meetings
* PhD or equivalent research experience
* Chartered Engineer or Chartered Scientist
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.
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