Consultant Neurophysiologist

NHS; Swansea; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Neurophysiologist to join the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, responsible for a range of neurophysiological tests. The role involves patient care, multi-disciplinary teamwork, and addressing service improvement within a university health board setting, offering excellent professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC and licensed to practice.
• On Specialist Register with GMC as a Neurophysiology specialist.
• Teaching qualification or higher qualification in medical education.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical service ensuring patient well-being.
• Work as part of a multi-professional team.
• Participate in risk management and clinical governance activities.

Skills

Effective leadership

Excellent interpersonal skills

Understanding of Prudent Healthcare

Team Working

Education

Registered with the GMC

On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Neurophysiology

Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education

Job description

Applicants are invited to join the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, which provides a full range of neurophysiological tests on both the adult and paediatric population referred from scheduled, unscheduled, inpatient, outpatient, intensive and critical care. These tests include EEG, prolonged EEG's, sedation sleep deprived ambulatory EEG's, inpatient and home video telemetry, EMG, nerve conduction studies and Evoked Potentials.

The post-holder will work within the existing team of one consultant, a clinical service manager and highly skilled clinical physiologists, specialised clinical physiologists as well as trainee clinical scientists.

The department is accredited by the National School to train post graduate masters level trainees and also works with Swansea university to provide placements and training undergraduate PTP.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a clinical service, with colleagues, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

Working with consultant colleagues and the multi-professional team you will have continuing responsibility for the well-being of all patients under your care; allowing for proper delegation to training of staff. In partnership with clinical and managerial colleagues you will also have responsibility for the safe, efficient and effective functioning of the services in which you work in line with the values, operational policies and integrated medium term plan (IMTP) of the Health Board. You are encouraged to consider how services can be improved and to report any concerns about safety.

You will be required to adhere to the principles of good medical practice as laid down by the General Medical Council.

You will be required to participate in the Health Board's risk management process, clinical governance and any other healthcare governance activities within the department, the Medicine Delivery Unit and the Health Board. Adherence to the Caldicott Principles of information governance is mandatory.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.

We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Job responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC
• Licensed to practice
• On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Neurophysiology
• Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education

Experience

• Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff ("Working Together")
• Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service ("Always Improving")
• Values partnership with other agencies ("Working Together")
• Development and commissioning of Neurophysiology services

Skills & Abilities

• Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
• Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change
• Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare
• Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly
• Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service

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.