Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology)

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK seeks a Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist for their Telemetry Unit. This full-time position involves leading private patient telemetry and providing expert support in complex neurophysiology services. The successful candidate should have several years of Clinical Neurophysiology experience and be skilled in multidisciplinary team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in Clinical Neurophysiology.
• Highly motivated and engaging individual.
• Adept at multidisciplinary team engagement.

Responsibilities

• Perform and report complex video-EEG telemetry studies.
• Assist in forming policies and procedures.
• Provide out of hours support on technical issues.
• Ensure the safe working of telemetry equipment.
• Communicate complex clinical and technical information.

Job description

Overview

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 private patient telemetry on Bloomsbury ward and the 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.

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.

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.

About the Unit and Organisation

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.

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

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.