Job overview

Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, well known as a specialised children's hospital in the centre of London, has a vacancy for a Band 7 Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist.

The Department of Clinical Neurophysiology delivers daily outpatient clinics within the department but a high proportion of the work is carried out in the more challenging environments of the wards and Intensive Care Units. The department also provides specialist services in EEG Video Telemetry and Intraoperative Spinal Monitoring (IOM).

We are seeking a Physiologist with demonstrable extensive experience who will be expected to work across all areas of the department, performing a broad range of clinical investigations on children, working independently in the department, wards, ICU, telemetry and in intraoperative monitoring.  Many patients have complex neurological and clinical problems and have been referred from tertiary centres elsewhere. 

You will be expected to provide concise factual reports and participate in training and supervision of junior members of staff, including students and observers. Regular study and training sessions are mandatory for all staff, with the opportunity to attend courses and meetings at both national and international level. The post-holder will also facilitate in quality improvement processes in the department. 

The department has a longstanding commitment and history of new developments in the field of paediatric clinical neurophysiology. 

Main duties of the job

·        Perform a broad range of clinical investigations on children working independently in the department, on wards and in operating theatres. The majority of these investigations are non-standard and complex

·         Provide concise factual reports

·         Training and supervision of junior members of staff, including students and observers

·         Assist in the management of the technical work of the department

·         Organise other members of staff at lower grades to ensure efficient delivery of that part of the service, for which they have responsibility

·         Making provision for recordings related to the appropriate R&D activity

·         Contribute to quality improvement initiatives within the department

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.