Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology)

University College London Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in London is looking for a Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist to join their telemetry team. The successful candidate will conduct complex video-EEG studies, assisting with policy formation and ensuring patient needs are met. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Clinical Neurophysiology and effective communication skills. Flexible working options available.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience within the field of Clinical Neurophysiology.
• Adept at multidisciplinary team engagement.

Responsibilities

• Perform and report highly specialist and complex video-EEG telemetry studies.
• Assist in forming policies to ensure service meets changing healthcare needs.
• Provide out of hours technical support to nursing staff.
• Ensure safe and correct working of telemetry equipment.
• Communicate complex clinical and technical information.

Skills

Multidisciplinary team engagement

Complex video-EEG telemetry

Clinical Neurophysiology

Education

Years of experience in Clinical Neurophysiology

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We have a new full-time vacancy for a band 8a Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist on the Sir Jules Thorn Telemetry Unit at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The position will have lead responsibilities for our private patient telemetry on Bloomsbury ward and our burgeoning home video-EEG telemetry service. As a Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist you will be responsible for supporting the Lead Clinical Physiologist in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of a highly complex, specialist Clinical Neurophysiology service.

Our telemetry team provide the full range of video EEG services including private patient studies on Bloomsbury Ward, at home polysomnography and diagnostic videotelemetry, diagnostic studies, pre-surgical epilepsy studies including ictal SPECT, invasive studies (with subdural and depth SEEG electrodes), electrocorticography, polysomnography, MSLT and Actigraphy.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and engaging individual with several years of experience within the field of Clinical Neurophysiology who is adept at multidisciplinary team engagement.

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.

Responsibilities

• To perform and report the full range of highly specialist and complex video-EEG telemetry studies.
• Assist the Lead Clinical Physiologist with the formation of policies and procedures to ensure that the service meets changing healthcare needs, trust policies and nationally/internationally set guidelines.
• To be responsible with the Lead Clinical Physiologists for providing out of hours support and advice on technical issues, via the telephone and remote access, to the nursing staff.
• Ensure the safe and correct working of all telemetry equipment on the unit.
• Communication of highly complex clinical and technical information relating to the neurophysiological investigations, with medical staff both from the telemetry medical team and associated teams and departments.
• Communication of information to the reporting consultant to ensure timely reporting of telemetry data.

About UCLH

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)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

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.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

What makes UCLH a great place to work

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff.

This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025.