Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Clinical Physiologist to join our friendly Neurophysiology team as Specialised Clinical Physiologist. The department is in the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. This permanent position would be well suited to an individual who is looking to advance their career in Neurophysiology and gain experience in a wide range of diagnostic investigations.
You should be a qualified Clinical Physiologist in Neurophysiology with experience at an Associate Clinical Physiologist level as a minimum. You are expected to have or be waiting for AHCS or HCPC registration. STP and PTP applicants who are expected to qualify this year will be given full consideration.
Main duties of the job
As a Specialised Clinical Physiologist you will be involved in an extensive range of clinical investigations including:
- EEGs - routine, sleep, and portable recordings on patients of all ages with a wide variety of medical conditions.
- Multi-modality evoked potentials
- Nerve conduction studies
- Ambulatory EEG
- Video-telemetry EEG both in-patient and home video-telemetry
- Intracranial video-telemetry EEG
- PSG and MSLT
- Intra-operative monitoring.
Full training will be given for more complex investigations.
The department is actively involved in student training at STP and apprenticeship levels and you would be expected to be part of this.
An on-call rota operates at weekend and bank holidays between the hours of 9am-5pm.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
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, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Performs a range of complex and highly complex diagnostic neurophysiological investigations on patients of all ages from a range of specialities suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those, which may be neurological, psychiatric and/or learning difficult in nature.
- This may be in the dedicated environment of the department or in a non-dedicated environment i.e. wards and Intensive Therapy Unit in the Trust or other hospitals in the region.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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 months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Performs a range of complex and highly complex diagnostic neurophysiological investigations on patients of all ages from a range of specialities suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those, which may be neurological, psychiatric and/or learning difficult in nature.
- This may be in the dedicated environment of the department or in a non-dedicated environment i.e. wards and Intensive Therapy Unit in the Trust or other hospitals in the region.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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 months pay.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Carry out a range of basic and complex neurophysiological investigations.
Desirable
- Trust / NHS Structures
- Clinical Governance
- Experience of Video-telemetry.
- Experience of Physiologist led Carpal Tunnel Clinics
SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Decision making skills
Desirable
- Managerial skills, problem solving skills
- Clean driving licence
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience at Associate Clinical Physiologist level in Neurophysiology
Desirable
- Teaching / training
- WBA /Mentorship qualification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- At least one of the following: o BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) o MSc in Neurosensory Science (Neurophysiology) o BTEC ONC / HNC / HND in MPPM or equivalent experience + Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (ANS) Part I Examination o PG Cert in Neurophysiology + Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (ANS) Part I Examination
- AHCS registration or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
Desirable
- Member ANS
- Driving licence
- ECNE/ANS Board Part 1 Examination
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Carry out a range of basic and complex neurophysiological investigations.
Desirable
- Trust / NHS Structures
- Clinical Governance
- Experience of Video-telemetry.
- Experience of Physiologist led Carpal Tunnel Clinics
SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Decision making skills
Desirable
- Managerial skills, problem solving skills
- Clean driving licence
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience at Associate Clinical Physiologist level in Neurophysiology
Desirable
- Teaching / training
- WBA /Mentorship qualification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- At least one of the following: o BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) o MSc in Neurosensory Science (Neurophysiology) o BTEC ONC / HNC / HND in MPPM or equivalent experience + Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (ANS) Part I Examination o PG Cert in Neurophysiology + Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (ANS) Part I Examination
- AHCS registration or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
Desirable
- Member ANS
- Driving licence
- ECNE/ANS Board Part 1 Examination
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
