South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Clinical Physiologist - Neurophysiology

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Job summary

Specialist Clinical Physiologist - Neurophysiology

This is a band 5/6 position depending on qualification and experience in Neurophysiology.

Pay range: 27,055 - 40,588 (Band 5/6)

PTP/STP candidates currently undertaking training will be considered.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly and dynamic team at James Cook University Hospital as a band 5/6 (depending on experience) to deliver Neurophysiology and Diagnostic Sleep services in the Middlesbrough/Tees Valley area.

The department of Neurophysiology is responsible for providing a comprehensive, highly specialist clinical diagnostic service to patients of all ages from a range of specialities suffering from a wide range of medical disorders including those which may be neurological and/or psychiatric in nature.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be involved in all aspects of clinical Neurophysiology, including Electroencephalography (EEG), Evoked Potentials (EP) and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS), Sleep studies including Polysomnography (PSG) and Multiple Sleep Latency Testing (MLST).

You will be primarily working in our friendly and dynamic department alongside 1 Principal Clinical Neurophysiologist, 1 Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist, 4 Specialised Clinical Physiologists, 2 Apprentice Clinical Physiologist, 3 Consultant Neurophysiologists and an Administration Team. You will be part of a team delivering high quality, patient centered care.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; 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 leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Date posted

27 April 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £40,588 a year Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-NSC-5213423

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

Qualifications

Essential

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

Desirable

Have achieved ANS part II examination

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

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

Desirable

Having experience if training trainee physiologists

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.
Have experience in all modalities of diagnostic sleep

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Desirable

Have achieved ANS part II examination

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

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

Desirable

Having experience if training trainee physiologists

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.
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.

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

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)