Senior Neurophysiology Lead - Clinical Excellence & Innovation

UHCW NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Lead Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology) to provide expert clinical leadership and oversee a comprehensive neurophysiology service, including EEG, EMG/NCS, evoked potentials and ambulatory monitoring.

You will lead a team of Clinical Physiologists, drive service development, ensure governance and national standards, and work with doctors, GP practices and other providers to meet patient needs across ages and conditions.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Provide, manage, co-ordinate and be responsible for an efficient Neurophysiological diagnostics service
• Ensure that best practise is achieved within budgetary constraints with constant review, auditing and bench marking to national standards and meet all BSCN, ANS and Health Care Science standards
• Recruit and manage the staffing to provide a suitable workforce for that to be achieved
• Co-ordinate and support audit and research activities of Clinical Physiologists within the department
• To work closely and collaboratively with the Doctors and Medical Head of Service, GP's and a range of other health care providers on a day to day basis to ensure that the service needs are met
• Provide complex, specialist Clinical Neurophysiology service to patients of all ages from a range of specialties with a wide range of medical disorders including those which may be neurological and/or psychiatric and many others.
• Responsible for the development and training of student Clinical Physiologists within the department.
• Perform peripheral nerve conduction clinics with reports to a highly specialised level.
• Provide advice to clinicians on clinical and operational issues pertaining to neurophysiology.
• To ensure adherence of all staff to all professional and mandatory policies and guidelines.
• Accountable for management of department budget and oversee the effective use of staff, equipment and physical resources.
• Co-ordinate Clinical Physiologists+ HCA including the monitoring of annual leave and sickness absence.
• Monitor the administration team and work in liaison with the Group Admin Manager
• Contribute to the development of strategic and business plans for the Neurophysiology service.
• Contribute to the planning and organisation of information resources, ensuring effective patient reporting and data storage.
• Provide and maintain statistical information as required for statistical and other management purposes.
• Contribute to the formulation of health and safety and quality assurance policies to patients, staff and visitors.
• Attend Trust, regional and national meetings relating to issues of neurophysiological services.
• Responsible for the recruitment and retention of all Clinical Physiologists (Neurophysiology) and HCA in line with Trust policies and guidelines
• Contribute to the analysis and workforce planning needs of the neurophysiology establishment and skill mix as appropriate for the safe provision of service to patients, within budget provision. The responsibility for overall planning lies with the Head of Service.
• Promote and ensure equality, diversity and rights for all.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the Departmental Management Team in the formulation of strategic and business plans for the Clinical Neurophysiology Service.

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Lead Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology) to provide expert clinical leadership and oversee a comprehensive neurophysiology service, including EEG, EMG/NCS, evoked potentials and ambulatory monitoring.

You will lead a team of Clinical Physiologists, drive service development, ensure governance and national standards, and work with doctors, GP practices and other providers to meet patient needs across ages and conditions.