Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 271-MDL-7642247
- Employer
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Paediatric Clinical Neurophysiology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is a full-time permanent post. The post holder will be part of the Clinical Neurophysiology Department which sits within in the Brain Directorate. This is a 10 PAs post which comprises 8 PAs for direct clinical care (including an on-call commitment, currently 1 in 7) and 2 PAs for supporting professional activities (SPA). Successful candidates will be expected to provide specialist paediatric diagnostic expertise for a broad range of neurophysiology investigation.
As a member of the Clinical Neurophysiology department, you will be expected to provide specialist paediatric diagnostic expertise for a broad range of neurophysiology investigation.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Neurophysiology Department aims to determine the best techniques for demonstrating abnormalities of the physiology of the nervous system in children and uses these to aid diagnosis, guide treatment and inform prognosis. The major areas of activity are:
General EEG - covers referrals for conventional scalp recordings most commonly for the diagnosis and classification of seizures. Around 175 EEGs are performed per month. Around 25% of these are recordings on the Intensive Care Units. An acute diagnostic service is also provided in the Rapid Access Neurological Unit (RANU), with either extended EEG recordings or urgent NCS/EMG studies.
Prolonged EEGs – These are increasingly being conducted in ITU, ward and day case settings to capture events of interest.
Evoked potentials - Visual, somatosensory and brainstem auditory evoked potential studies are performed in both inpatient and outpatient settings for a variety of different indications.
Inpatient Telemetry - is situated on Koala ward. There are at least 4 dedicated beds.
There is also a home video telemetry (HVT) service providing diagnostic video-EEG for children in and around London which has the capacity to undertake two assessments per week.
Invasive monitoring – We usually conduct 2 SEEG cases on an average every month.
Working for our organisation
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
Detailed job description and main 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 attachments.
Person specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential criteria
- Always welcoming
- Always helpful
- Always expert
- Always one team
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- GMC specialist registration with a Licence to Practice (obtained by designated start date)
- MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
- CCT/CCST in Clinical Neurophysiology (or within 6 months at time of interview) or equivalent training and experience
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree – PhD, MD or equivalent
- Formal teaching qualification
- Leadership qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist training in clinical neurophysiology in an accredited training programme or equivalent
- Experience of reporting a broad range of paediatric EEG and EMG findings and interpreting them in their clinical settings
- Experience of reporting video-EEG telemetry
- Experience of intra-operative monitoring
- Experience of teaching students and multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of leading in Clinical Audit processes
- CCT/CCST in Clinical Neurophysiology (or within 6 months at time of interview) or equivalent training and experience
- Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects
Desirable criteria
- Formal teaching qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Published research in peer reviewed journals in relevant area
- Experience of recruiting patients to clinical research trials
- Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
- Experience of clinical leadership or management
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- High level written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Presentation skills
- Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Ability to work on own initiative within an ever changing environment.
Desirable criteria
- Leadership skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ronit Pressler
- Job title
- Consultant Neurophysiologist - Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 405 9200
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