Job summary
We are recruiting for a Clinical Physiologist Neurophysiologistwho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologists to join our friendly Neurophysiology team providing specialist investigations to patients of all ages, from a range of specialties suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those which may be neurological and/or psychiatric in nature.
Applications are invited from experienced physiologists and would be well suited to individuals looking to advance their career in Neurophysiology and gain experience in a wide range of diagnostic investigations.
This position is a band 7 post but we would consider applicants at a band 6 level as a development post with clear competencies to complete within a timeframe.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Provide a comprehensive Trust wide Clinical Neurophysiology Investigative service to patients of all ages from a large range of specialties living with a wide variety of disorders including those which may be of a neurological and/or psychiatric nature.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- BSC (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent formal specialist training (other recognised qualifications: BTEC HNC/D in MPPM or equivalent experience and processional exam / ECNE part 1)
- ENCE part 2 or similar special project in Neurophysiology
- BETC modules in Clinical Neurophysiology or equivalent additions formal specialist training
- Registration with the RCCP
- EPTA membership
- Able to demonstrate a board understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance and other mandatory training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Practical experience and familiarity with the range of basic and advanced complex Neurophysiological investigations
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
- Understanding evidence-based practice
- Experience of Clinical Governance
- Understanding of patient pathways and it's complexities and how to support patients through this
Skills
Essential
- Performing a basic range of neurophysiological investigations
- Performing additional non basic EEG and other specialised neurophysiology procedures e.g. evoked potentials and nerve conduction studies
- Reporting and interpreting specialist neurophysiological investigations results in context with patients conditions
- Communicating complex and sensitive information, in a variety of forms to professional, patients, relatives and carers, including children and patients with leaning or communications disabilities
- Eliciting appropriate clinical and other relevant information from professionals, patients, relatives and carers, adapting to the individuals' levelof understanding
- Working autonomously and as part of Clinical Neurophysiology team, sharing the workload as agreed.
- Confidently giving a temporary report, especially in emergency / ITU I Neonatal unit, to immediately initiate therapy.
- Performing complex eye-hand co-ordination tasks, such as multiple electrode placement, requiring dexterity and co- ordination, including in non-standard and challenging clinical environments
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleague's needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time - management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead developments in practice
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
- Advanced communication skills
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- BSC (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent formal specialist training (other recognised qualifications: BTEC HNC/D in MPPM or equivalent experience and processional exam / ECNE part 1)
- ENCE part 2 or similar special project in Neurophysiology
- BETC modules in Clinical Neurophysiology or equivalent additions formal specialist training
- Registration with the RCCP
- EPTA membership
- Able to demonstrate a board understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance and other mandatory training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Practical experience and familiarity with the range of basic and advanced complex Neurophysiological investigations
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
- Understanding evidence-based practice
- Experience of Clinical Governance
- Understanding of patient pathways and it's complexities and how to support patients through this
Skills
Essential
- Performing a basic range of neurophysiological investigations
- Performing additional non basic EEG and other specialised neurophysiology procedures e.g. evoked potentials and nerve conduction studies
- Reporting and interpreting specialist neurophysiological investigations results in context with patients conditions
- Communicating complex and sensitive information, in a variety of forms to professional, patients, relatives and carers, including children and patients with leaning or communications disabilities
- Eliciting appropriate clinical and other relevant information from professionals, patients, relatives and carers, adapting to the individuals' levelof understanding
- Working autonomously and as part of Clinical Neurophysiology team, sharing the workload as agreed.
- Confidently giving a temporary report, especially in emergency / ITU I Neonatal unit, to immediately initiate therapy.
- Performing complex eye-hand co-ordination tasks, such as multiple electrode placement, requiring dexterity and co- ordination, including in non-standard and challenging clinical environments
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleague's needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time - management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead developments in practice
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
- Advanced communication skills
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).
