Specialist Clinical Physiologist - Neurophysiology

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 13 May 2025

Job summary

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 3 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.

About us

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.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-NSC-7121871

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential

In-depth knowledge of related medical conditions for patients referred into the Neurophysiology department.

Desirable

Having experience if training trainee physiologists

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

Qualified to BSc in an appropriate field relevant to the area of specialism.
Achieved ANS part I examination

Desirable

Teaching or mentoring certificate
Have achieved ANS part II examination

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Competent to independently perform and interpret all modalities of Electroencephalography.
Competent to independently perform all modalities of Evoked potentials.

Desirable

Be able to perform upper limb nerve conduction studies.
Be able to perform upper limb nerve conduction studies. Have experience in all modalities of diagnostic sleep

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential

In-depth knowledge of related medical conditions for patients referred into the Neurophysiology department.

Desirable

Having experience if training trainee physiologists

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

Qualified to BSc in an appropriate field relevant to the area of specialism.
Achieved ANS part I examination

Desirable

Teaching or mentoring certificate
Have achieved ANS part II examination

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Competent to independently perform and interpret all modalities of Electroencephalography.
Competent to independently perform all modalities of Evoked potentials.

Desirable

Be able to perform upper limb nerve conduction studies.
Be able to perform upper limb nerve conduction studies. Have experience in all modalities of diagnostic sleep

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.