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Job summary

Main area
Neurosciences & Spinal Care Services
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
328-NSC-7333712
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/07/2025 23:59

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Specialist Clinical Physiologist - Neurophysiology

Band 6

Job overview

This post is a specialised position within a multidisciplinary team comprising Neurophysiology and Diagnostic Sleep Physiology. It involves maintaining and contributing to excellent standards of patient care particularly in Neurophysiology, contributing to further growth and development to improve the quality diagnostic procedures for patients referred from; tertiary care, outpatient and inpatient and non-dedicated environments as well as patients from primary care settings. It may be required that the post holder will work cross-sites. 

 

You will be working in a multidisciplinary team providing both outpatient and inpatient activity over a range of Neurophysiological procedures. You will be expected to provide training for junior staff.

The department consists of 3 Consultants, 1 Principal Clinical Neurophysiologist, 1 Highly Specialised Physiologist, 3 Specialised Physiologists, and 2 physiologists. In addition there are 4 sleep Physiologists and an admin team.

Main duties of the job

·         Providing outpatient clinics independently performing and interpreting all modalities of Electroencephalography and Evoked Potential recordings, providing continual evaluation of the recording to assess the patient state to maintain patient safety and quality at all times.

·         Independently provide all modalities of Electroencephalography and Evoked Potential recordings in a non-dedicated environment providing continual evaluation of the recording to assess patient state and requirement of emergency medical input.

·         Independently perform upper limb nerve conduction studies in outpatient clinics in parallel with Consultant Neurophysiologists would be desirable.

·         Analysing and interpreting sleep diagnostic procedures would be desirable.

·         Set up, issue, download, analyse and interpret multi-channel sleep studies, this includes giving the patient detailed instructions on how to set up the monitor at home would be desirable.

·         To remain up to date with new guidelines relevant to the discipline.

The post holder will provide clinical governance to trainee physiologists.

The post holder will ensure as far as possible the safety of patients and staff in accordance with The Health and Safety at Work Act and local Trust Policies. Identifying potential risks to the relevant department manager, and ensure incidents are reported.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff.  This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

·        Your Leadership Impact

·        Leading your Team to Success

·        Leading Into the Future

·        Service Improvement for Beginners

·        Developing your Service Improvement Skills

·        Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

  • Explore leadership within the NHS
  • Promote Trust values and behaviours
  • Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
  • Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • In-depth knowledge of related medical conditions for patients referred into the Neurophysiology department.
  • Have excellent IT skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualified to BSc in an appropriate field relevant to the area of specialism.
  • Evidence of maintenance of own professional registration and revalidation as appropriate.
  • Achieved ANS part I examination

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Competent to independently perform and interpret all modalities of Electroencephalography.
  • Competent to independently perform all modalities of Evoked potentials.
  • Be able to indicate ongoing professional development and up to date clinical practice in the fields of Neurophysiology.
Desirable criteria
  • Be able to perform upper limb nerve conduction studies.
  • Have experience in all modalities of diagnostic sleep.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Helen Brown
Job title
Principal Clinical Neurophysiologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 282757
Additional information

Andrew Poulton 

[email protected]

Telephone as above

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