Job summary
This is an exciting post for a lead highly specialist clinical physiologist to optimise efficiency and effectiveness of routine EEG appointments, with particular emphasis on monitoring demand, capacity, and audit of the service. The lead will also be required to perform a higher percentage of routine standard EEG recordings in the department with or without students observing or assisting.
The successful candidate would be encouraged to develop their medical knowledge with a view to becoming more effective in supervising the junior members of staff and advance the EEG service. Depending on funding there may be opportunities to gain qualifications to enhance the candidate's continuing professional development and their responsibilities in this role. The candidate would also be supporting the training lead and the neurophysiology team.
37.5hrs - The post is envisaged as working compressed hours over a 4-day week, however flexible working or reduced hours can be considered.
This job description is not meant to be finite and may be changed subject to the exigencies of the service.
Similarly, the post holder may be requested to undertake such other duties not mentioned in the job description which are commensurate with the grade.
Main duties of the job
Ability to prioritise and process high workload effectively within the team with an aim to reduce the waiting times.
About us
Provides a comprehensive regional Clinical Neurophysiological Investigative service to patients of all ages from a large range of specialties suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those which may be neurological and/or psychiatric in nature.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities:
- to optimise efficiency and effectiveness of adult and paediatric routine & urgent routine EEG appointments, with particular emphasis on:
- Monitoring demand: including triaging when required.
- Monitoring capacity.
- Audit of the service.
- Ability to prioritise and process high workload effectively with an aim to reduce the waiting times.
- to perform a higher percentage of routine standard EEG recordings in the department with or without students observing or assisting.
- develop their medical knowledge with a view to becoming more effective in supervising the junior members of staff and advance the EEG service
- supporting the training lead
- supporting the neurophysiology team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities:
- to optimise efficiency and effectiveness of adult and paediatric routine & urgent routine EEG appointments, with particular emphasis on:
- Monitoring demand: including triaging when required.
- Monitoring capacity.
- Audit of the service.
- Ability to prioritise and process high workload effectively with an aim to reduce the waiting times.
- to perform a higher percentage of routine standard EEG recordings in the department with or without students observing or assisting.
- develop their medical knowledge with a view to becoming more effective in supervising the junior members of staff and advance the EEG service
- supporting the training lead
- supporting the neurophysiology team
Person Specification
Registration and experience
Essential
- RCCP registration
- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology)/ANS Part 1 or equivalent
- Experience
- Leadership experience
Person Specification
Registration and experience
Essential
- RCCP registration
- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology)/ANS Part 1 or equivalent
- Experience
- Leadership experience
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Clinical Neurophysiology John Radcliffe Hospital (West Wing)
Headley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
