Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Neurophysiological Scientist / Advanced Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for a band 7 Specialist Neurophysiological Scientist or Advanced Neurophysiology Science Practitioner (dependent on registration) to join a team with passion, enthusiasm, commitment and a forward-thinking and progressive attitude towards all things Neurophysiology. We aim to provide a wide range of opportunities to develop both professionally and personally within a supportive and nurturing environment.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would be expected to work across all areas of the department but will have a special interest and expertise in paediatric EEG and sleep studies. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out routine, sleep deprived, melatonin and ambulatory EEG recordings on children and young people in both an outpatient and inpatient setting including on the paediatric and neonatal critical care units. Some patients will have highly complex needs and the post holder will be required to have patience, empathy and a creative outlook to ensure the highest quality recording is achieved. In addition, the post holder will carry out sleep studies such as multiple sleep latency testing and polysomnography. The post holder will be expected to provide a quality factual report on all investigations, progressing to reporting normal EEGs in patients over two years and reporting MSLT.
Experience in intraoperative spinal cord monitoring and upper and lower limb nerve conductions studies will be a bonus. The department currently has a 24/7 on call service which requires competency in cerebral function monitoring but training for this, and any other procedures the candidate is unfamiliar with, will be provided.
Regular self-directed CPD sessions will be allocated. There are regular department CPD and interesting case meetings plus access to paediatric neurology and paediatric sleep MDT.
Working for our organisation
With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for full details of the post.
We strongly recommend getting in touch for an informal visit or chat with some of our existing staff.
Person specification
Training and qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Neurosensory Science or equivalent
- AHCS or RCCP registration minimum
- Part 1 or EEG exam
Desirable criteria
- HCPC registration
- MSc in Neurosensory science or equivalent
- Part 2 or other ANS exams
- Teaching and / or assessing qualification (inc ANS WBA)
- Leadership qualification e.g. Edward Jenner
Experience
Essential criteria
- Approx 2 years post qualification experience in paed EEG
- IOM
- Sleep studies (MSLOT, PSG, actigraphy etc)
Desirable criteria
- Research and Audit
- Teaching, training or assessing
- Experience of managing equipment e.g. scoping, evaluation, disposal
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Provide and receive complex information
- Cope with barriers to understanding
- High standard of written and spoken English
Analytical and Judgment Skills
Desirable criteria
- Proficient with Microsoft packages
- Experience of producing promotional materials for training, patients etc
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of planning workload, planning own time.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing junior staff and peers.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Hutchings
- Job title
- Head of Clinical Neurophysiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 970 9146
- Additional information
James Baird
Assistant Manager / Trainee Consultant Neurophysiological Scientist
Andrea Bradbury
Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist / Sleep Lead
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