Clinical Physiologist - Neurophysiology

Job summary

Joint Appointment - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH) & Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT)

Band 7Full Time | Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Physiologist or Clinical Scientist to join our expanding Clinical Neurophysiology Service, working across King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill), Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Woolwich) and University Hospital Lewisham.

This joint post offers a unique opportunity to work within a collaborative Neurophysiology Network across King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, helping to deliver high-quality diagnostic services closer to patients' homes and improving access to specialist investigations across South East London.

You will join a highly skilled team of Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologists, Clinical Scientists, Clinical Physiologists, Assistants and Trainees, delivering specialist diagnostic services to both adult and paediatric patients.

Main duties of the job

The Neurophysiology Service provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic investigations including:

• Routine EEG
• Sleep EEG
• In patient portable EEG
• Home Video EEG telemetry
• Video Telemetry - In patient
• EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS)
• Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEPs)
• Pattern and Flash Visual Evoked Potentials (VEPs)
• Electroretinograms (ERGs)
• Electro-oculograms (EOGs)
• AFT

Main Duties of the Role

The successful candidate will provide highly specialised Clinical Neurophysiology services to patients of all ages presenting with a broad range of neurological and neurophysiological conditions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Performing and interpreting a range of highly specialised neurophysiological investigations.
• Producing accurate and timely clinical reports.
• Supporting service delivery across King's College Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University Hospital Lewisham.
• Leading and contributing to quality assurance, audit and service improvement initiatives.
• Supporting the development of regional diagnostic pathways and improving patient access to investigations.
• Supervising, teaching and developing Clinical Physiologists, trainees and students.
• Working closely with Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologists and multidisciplinary teams to provide safe, effective and patient-centred care.
• Contributing to the continued growth of a developing cross-site Neurophysiology service.

About us

Please refer to the Applicant Guide via the link below for key information:- Applying to LGT Guide - Key Information for Applicants

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

Informal Enquiries

For further information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Joana CostaClinical Physiologist

Sub-Speciality Lead for Regional EEG Services

Tel 07973456510,

Email- [email protected]

Devyani Amin

Clinical Neurophysiology lead Tech

Contact Tel 07973456510

[email protected]

Interview Date:To Be Confirmed

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Person specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential

• BSc(Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent

Desirable

• Post graduate degree (MSc or MPhil) or equivalent specialist modules/courses.
• ACHS/ANS registration

Experience

Essential

• Substantive experience in Clinical Neurophysiology procedures.
• Practical experience within the NHS and familiarity with a wide range of basic and specialist/complex investigations, i.e ICU EEG.
• Supervisory/teaching experience
• Experience in specialist skills such nerve conduction studies