Clinical Physiologist

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for research

Training and CPD support

Flexible working

Career development

Job summary

The University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Clinical Physiologist to join the Sir Jules Thorn Telemetry Unit at NHNN. You will deliver high-quality video-EEG telemetry studies across epilepsy surgery and neurological sleep services, including diagnostic and pre-surgical assessments.

You will interpret results, write reports, and present findings at MDT meetings, contributing to teaching and research activities.

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical Physiologist with appropriate NHS band 6 level experience.
• Experience in Clinical Neurophysiology and video-EEG telemetry.
• Ability to interpret results and produce written reports.
• Experience presenting at MDT and teaching sessions.
• Participation in quality assurance and audits.

Responsibilities

• Provide a highly complex, specialist Clinical Neurophysiology service.
• Undertake interpretation of results and provision of written factual reports, communicating with consultant staff.
• Present findings at the weekly multidisciplinary meeting and contribute to ward rounds and teaching sessions.
• Provide assistance with and participate in research projects.
• Educate and train techniques to new staff and demonstrate telemetry unit activity to visitors.
• Participate in quality assurance and audit within the department and region.

Skills

Clinical Neurophysiology

Video-EEG Telemetry

Research involvement

Education and training

Quality assurance

Tools

SEEG electrodes

Polysomnography

Actigraphy

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Clinical Physiologist on the Sir Jules Thorn Telemetry Unit at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. As a Clinical Physiologist you will be responsible for providing high quality Video-EEG Telemetry studies for service users within the Epilepsy surgery program and neurological sleep services. Our telemetry team provide the full range of video EEG services including:

• Diagnostic studies
• Pre-surgical studies including ictal SPECT
• Invasive studies (with depth (SEEG) electrodes)
• Polysomnography, MSLT and Actigraphy
• At Home polysomnography and diagnostic video EEG telemetry

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and engaging individual with enthusiasm for the field of Clinical Neurophysiology. Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Provide a highly complex, specialist Clinical Neurophysiology service.
• Undertake interpretation of results and provision of written factual reports, communicating directly with consultant staff regarding any findings.
• Present the findings of the video telemetry studies at the weekly multidisciplinary meeting, and contribute to ward rounds and teaching sessions held on the unit on a regular basis.
• Provide assistance with and actively participate in research projects carried out on the telemetry unit.
• Education and training of techniques to new members of staff and demonstration of the telemetry unit activity to professional visitors.
• Participate in quality assurance and audit within the department and on a regional basis.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

The Sir Jules Thorn Telemetry Unit is a self-contained dedicated unit for monitoring patients with a variety of neurological, neurosurgical and neuropsychiatric conditions, performing more than 510 video-EEG telemetry studies and over 150 actigraphy studies per year.

Our dedicated Telemetry Unit consists of a tight knit team of 12 highly motivated Clinical Physiologists, over 15 dedicated nursing staff, 5 consultant Neurologists/Neurophysiologists and an epilepsy fellow. Medical cover is provided by registrars and SHOs attached to Firm 1 (Epilepsy). Together with our specialist administrative team and support facilities staff we are driven by our organisations strategic objectives and organisational values of kindness, safety, teamwork and improving.

This vacancy would strongly suit a qualified individual with experience in Clinical Neurophysiology who aligns with these objectives and values.

There are 7 beds with an additional private patient bed on Bloomsbury Ward. The unit operates over a 7day period, and clinical physiologists work by rota covering the hours of 8am to 6:45pm 7days a week. NHS patients are seen on the Telemetry Unit with patients being referred from all over the country and occasionally overseas. The majority of patients are referred from consultants based either full or part-time at NHNN, however we accept referrals from consultants across the UK for this specialist service.

In addition to the benefits provided by UCLH we offer:

• Opportunities to gain experience in more complex neurophysiological investigations with senior physiologists and Consultant Medical Staff providing training and teaching in all investigations.
• Opportunities for research involvement provided in collaboration with the Institute of Neurology, a world leading international centre for research and training in basic and clinical neuroscience.
• Managerial and leadership training courses and experience
• Support for further formal and informal training.
• Access to external CPD activities.
• Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff
• UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.
• UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff - To find out more, visit:Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?