Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is seeking to appoint a Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist to join our specialist clinical team. The service has undergone a review to ensure a continued and sustainable service for the future and we are delighted to offer a full-time opportunity at this prestigious hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and forward-thinking neurophysiology service at one of the UK’s and the world’s leading specialist orthopaedic hospitals. This is a full-time position (10 PAs) which offers some flexibility in the working schedule, as EEG reporting can often be done remotely. The role also includes the opportunity to engage with both NHS and Private Care Unit (PCU) services.

The postholder will contribute to delivering safe, high-quality services for all patient groups, ensuring consistency of practice, adherence to Trust policies, and effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across both service streams. We would strongly advise any interested applicants in contacting the service leads to discuss any details or clarifications required for this post. We welcome applicants internally and externally to the UK.

The successful applicant will provide a full range of nerve conduction studies (NCS) and electromyography (EMG) services, a significant proportion of which are complex referrals from the Peripheral Nerve Injury (PNI) unit. The appointed person would be expected to be able to undertake this on all available equipment, currently Cadwell Sierra summit EMG/EP systems. They will also be required to support physiologist led carpal tunnel clinics & report on these tests. The successful applicant will be required to report on EEGs. The department performs a substantial amount of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) during spinal & peripheral nerve explorative surgery.

This part of the service is physiologist led but governed by the consultant neurophysiologist. Whilst ‘hands on’ involvement is not expected it could provide an interesting adjunct to the job role. The Job description is indicative, pending College approval.

Rated Good by the CQC. Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London. Recognised as a centre of excellence, leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme. Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine.

In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country. Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts. This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and offer a range of flexible working practices. Part-time and job share applications will be considered.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Detailed duties & responsibilities:

• Conducting adult NCS & EMG clinics as an outpatient service; many of which are complex referrals and ad-hoc investigation of inpatients.
• Accurate reporting; either on-site or remotely, on adult inpatient & outpatient EEG tests in a timely manner. This includes reporting for neuroprognostication on critical care patients.
• Reporting on physiologist led carpal tunnel clinics.
• Oversight of Intraoperative monitoring service.
• Peer consultation giving clinical opinion where required.
• Participate in service development & contribute to any expansion in neurophysiology services.
• Take part fully and proactively in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit.
• The post-holder will be expected to engage in continuing professional development, and service development.
• There is no formal on-call commitment. Occasional work out of hours may be required for urgent EEG/SSEP reporting, which will be flexibly worked including time off in lieu.