Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Neurophysiology Department at Southampton University Hospital.We require a Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist to cover staff's maternity leave/career break.The successful candidate will be working with a highly motivated and friendly team of Physiologists, Consultants, Specialist Registrars, and HCAs, performing a wide range of electrodiagnostics including EEGs (routine, 24 hour, home video telemetry and inpatient video telemetry), Evoked Potentials and NCS.
Tests are performed in the department, on the wards and in the operating theatre on both adult and paediatric patients. Working within the Wessex Neurological Centre, many rare and interesting neurological conditions are encountered, however we are also involved with other care groups such as cardiac, general intensive care, paediatric intensive care, SCBU and orthopaedics, working as an integrated multidisciplinary team.
About us
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be experienced in performing unsupervised EEGs and NCS on patients with a wide range of medical disorders including neurological and/or psychiatric, and should be comfortable in writing technical reports in a timely manner. Southampton's Neurophysiology service see many paediatric patients and so a child friendly approach is essential.The candidate should be able to work collaboratively with other health professionals, ensuring that the needs of the service are met and they should be able to offer advice to trainees as well as health care professionals external to the department.
The applicant should be a qualified Clinical Physiologist/Clinical Scientist with suitable experience in the Neurophysiology field. They should demonstrate broad experience and familiarity in clinical EEG, EPs and NCS and although intra operative monitoring experience is not essential for this role, it would be desirable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be experienced in performing unsupervised EEGs and NCS on patients with a wide range of medical disorders including neurological and/or psychiatric, and should be comfortable in writing technical reports in a timely manner. Southampton's Neurophysiology service see many paediatric patients and so a child friendly approach is essential.The candidate should be able to work collaboratively with other health professionals, ensuring that the needs of the service are met and they should be able to offer advice to trainees as well as health care professionals external to the department.
The applicant should be a qualified Clinical Physiologist/Clinical Scientist with suitable experience in the Neurophysiology field. They should demonstrate broad experience and familiarity in clinical EEG, EPs and NCS and although intra operative monitoring experience is not essential for this role, it would be desirable.
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Bsc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) [CP(N)], BTEC HNC/D in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement (MPPM) or equivalent formal specialist training/experience and professional exam, Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology Board Examination Part 1 (ANS/ECNE/MSc Clinical Science (Neuroscience).
- Knowledge of specialist procedures acquired through specialist courses or relevant training experiences up to MSc level.
- Relevant post qualification experience.
- Able to perform a wide variety of investigations and or to have the highest level of specialist skills and knowledge within relevant field.
- Broad experience & familiarity in Clinical EEG of at least 4 years, including complex/advanced Evoked Potentials, ITU/Clinical department/operating theatre
- Able to interpret specialist Neurophysiological investigation results and patient's conditions.
- Awareness of professional issues and objectives.
Desirable
- Specialist training in Neurophysiological techniques including some advanced procedures.
- Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) registration.
- Assessment training qualification, (City and Guilds D32 or equivalent).
- Evidence of research projects.
- Supervisory experience. Experience in intra operative monitoring.
- Familiarity with XLTEK, Nihon Kohden and Nicolet Biomedical.
- Awareness of professional issues and objectives.
Trust Values
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Bsc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) [CP(N)], BTEC HNC/D in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement (MPPM) or equivalent formal specialist training/experience and professional exam, Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology Board Examination Part 1 (ANS/ECNE/MSc Clinical Science (Neuroscience).
- Knowledge of specialist procedures acquired through specialist courses or relevant training experiences up to MSc level.
- Relevant post qualification experience.
- Able to perform a wide variety of investigations and or to have the highest level of specialist skills and knowledge within relevant field.
- Broad experience & familiarity in Clinical EEG of at least 4 years, including complex/advanced Evoked Potentials, ITU/Clinical department/operating theatre
- Able to interpret specialist Neurophysiological investigation results and patient's conditions.
- Awareness of professional issues and objectives.
Desirable
- Specialist training in Neurophysiological techniques including some advanced procedures.
- Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) registration.
- Assessment training qualification, (City and Guilds D32 or equivalent).
- Evidence of research projects.
- Supervisory experience. Experience in intra operative monitoring.
- Familiarity with XLTEK, Nihon Kohden and Nicolet Biomedical.
- Awareness of professional issues and objectives.
Trust Values
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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).
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).
