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Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-2025-52-16-DR Vacancy ID: 7679431

Clinical Scientist

Closed for applications on: 12-Jan-2026 00:00

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 12-Jan-2026 00:00

Location

Site: Freeman Hospital
Town: 317 01 Freeman Hospital
Postcode: NE7 7DN
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: 317 Urology Specialty - FH

Interview date: 22/01/2026

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The urodynamics service is hosted a busy clinical department and has established links with medical physics and Newcastle University. The service supports delivery of the university’s MSc in Clinical Science which forms the academic part of the STP.

We would consider applications from members of staff close to registration on Annex 21.

Performs a range of advanced healthcare science activities, principally within the area of clinical physiological assessment.
Provide highly specialist advice and training to staff within own area and other professionals.
Actively involved in data collection, research and development projects.
Supervises and trains less experienced staff and trainees.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

First or second class honours degree in a relevant science or engineering subject
Appropriate post-graduate degree at master’s level, or equivalent level of specialist knowledge
Registered Clinical Scientist, or working towards registration

Desirable criteria

Higher degree in a relevant subject

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Highly specialist in-depth knowledge and understanding of current legislation and regulations pertinent to working area and the protection of staff, patients and members of the public
Advanced knowledge of working area, enabling post-holder to advise on the appropriateness of techniques, and to collaborate with clinicians in their interpretation and reporting
Knowledge of legislation, standards and safety principles relating to the relevant area
In-depth knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
Specialist Knowledge in the field of Urodynamic science
Knowledge of Governance issues including ethical and regulatory considerations
Up to date knowledge of Trust policies and procedures regarding control of infection
Understanding of the functioning and safe use of urodynamic measurement equipment
Understanding of patient safety issues
Understanding of equipment management principles

Desirable criteria

Quality assurance and calibration procedures relating to a range of clinical measurement equipment
Research, service development and audit
Experience in training and supervision of trainees
Formal presentations at local, national or international meetings
Understanding of advanced urodynamic techniques and their clinical relevance
Awareness of lower urinary tract disorders and their management
Understanding of other urological diseases such as urinary tract calculi and urological malignancy
Awareness of other clinical measurement services such as for GI physiology

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Problem solving skills
Teaching, training and mentoring skills
Ability to carry out research and development working as part of a team
The ability to undertake complex calculation, data analysis and to issue reports on quantitative techniques
IT skills including database and spreadsheet use
Ability to give technical advice to colleagues, senior clinicians and other professionals
Good report writing and presentational skills, including the production of scientific papers, reports and conference presentations
Good time management and organisational skills

Desirable criteria

Practical skills relevant to urodynamic measurement
Clinical or technical reporting skills for a limited range of clinical measurements in urodynamics
Use of library and information resources to find, acquire and disseminate new knowledge
Database and spreadsheet development