Clinical Scientist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; North Chailey; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in North Chailey is seeking an experienced Clinical Scientist to join their team. The role involves conducting assessments and developing assistive communication equipment for children and adults with complex communication needs. Ideal candidates will have a strong clinical background and excellent problem-solving skills. This position offers flexible working options and opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical work, especially with communication disabilities.
• Ability to work independently and develop novel equipment.
• Clinical knowledge relevant to AAC.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessments for diverse communication disabilities.
• Conduct clinics in various locations as required.
• Formulate and adapt equipment to client needs.

Skills

Highly specialised assessments

Clinical reasoning

Engineering techniques

Education

Relevant clinical qualifications

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Chailey Communication Aid Service (CCAS) for an experienced Clinical Scientist. We are looking for someone to join us with a passion for clinical work and a commitment to facilitate communicative independence for our highly specialist and complex caseload. We work with children, young people and adults across all of Sussex (including Brighton and Hove) and Surrey, who have been referred to us due to complex communication and access challenges. You will work effectively as a member of the CCAS team to ensure safe and efficient provision of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).

Responsibilities

• Undertake and where relevant lead highly specialised assessments of children, young people and adults with diverse or complex communication disabilities.
• Use specialist analysis, clinical reasoning and listening skills to determine requirements for AAC and related equipment.
• Conduct clinics and interventions at Chailey Clinical Services and across East and West Sussex, Surrey, Brighton and Hove as required.
• Consider medical, therapeutic, nursing and other requirements relevant to equipment produced or provided, with adequate clinical knowledge of usage implications.
• Independently formulate, design, develop and manufacture novel equipment or adapt existing equipment to meet client needs where standard equipment is insufficient.
• Apply sound engineering techniques and other specialised practices to develop required equipment and seek advice when in doubt.
• Be responsible for the engineering and functional competence of produced equipment and document the technical aspects of its use.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values

Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Samantha Micklewright Job title: Clinical Scientist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01825 721506