Locum Consultant Neurophysiologist

Job summary

This is a 10 PA Consultant Paediatric Neurophysiology post, based at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The post-holder will report to the Divisional Director and to the Chief Executive. We also welcome applications from those who cannot commit to the full 10 PA's

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• EEG reporting including acute recording
• Video Telemetry (both ward and home recordings) including those being worked up for epilepsy surgery.
• Support NorCess (Northern children's )epilepsy surgery service
• EMG including SF studies

About us

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Job responsibilities

See attached job description

• EEG reporting including acute recording
• Video Telemetry (both ward and home recordings) including those being worked up for epilepsy surgery.
• Support NorCess (Northern children's )epilepsy surgery service *
• We provide Neurophysiology services as part of the Northern Childrens Epilepsy Surgery Service (NorCESS) which is a nationally commissioned network between Alder Hey Childrens Hospital and the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital (RMCH).
• The post holder will be given the oppportunity to develop their skills within invasive Neurophysiology (sEEG & IOM) to support NorCess
• Support EMG clinics including SF studies

Person specification

Paediatric reporting experience

Essential

• 5 years

Paediatric EMG experience

Essential

• 3

Experience in sEEG

Desirable

• 3