Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist

Locum Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist in IOM

Band 7

Main area Neurophysiology Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (To comply with Operating theatre working pattern – Late Stay Rota) Job ref 213-DivisionC-7546516

Employer King\’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King\’s College Hospital Town London Salary £56,276 – £63,176 per annum including HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2025 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

A senior clinical physiologist post has become available for providing intraoperative neuromonitoring during a broad spectrum of surgical interventions involving the cranium and skull base, the spine and spinal cord, peripheral regions, and general vascular systems. Multi-modality IONM includes the following: somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP); transcranial motor evoked potential (TcMEP); direct cortical/subcortical stimulation MEP mapping/monitoring; electrocorticography (ECoG); free-running/triggered electromyography (fEMG/tEMG), including cranial nerves; brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP); goggles-visual evoked potential (VEP)/direct optic nerve stimulation; VEP D-wave; bulbocavernous reflex (BCR); blink reflex; dorsal column mapping (DCM); laryngeal adductor reflex (LAR); trigeminal hypoglossal reflex (THR); train of four; speech mapping.

We are currently seeking a qualified and experienced Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist (Locum Band 7 for maternity cover) who is reliable and able to work in a busy department undertaking multimodal IONM. Only candidates with IONM experience will be considered for this post.

The successful candidate will be expected to share responsibility for the day-to-day running of the IONM service, and to liaise with the existing Clinical Physiologists (Band 7 & Band 8) and Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologists.

Main duties of the job

As a Highly Specialised clinical physiologist, you will be responsible for intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM), working alongside the consultant neurophysiologist. You will be expected to perform multimodal IONM unsupervised on the central nervous system, in line with departmental protocols and procedures. The service requires flexibility and is deemed essential for covering longer monitoring hours and sudden changes in demand. Only candidates with IONM experience will be considered for this post.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• The post holder will be a highly experienced Clinical Physiologist in IONM.
• Actively participates and provides specialist clinical expertise in the field of Clinical Neurophysiology, in conjunction with the subspecialty lead in providing multimodality intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). Multi-modality IONM
• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with surgeons, and other clinical staff to lead development of the Theatre monitoring service
• Performs investigations, unsupervised, to the central nervous systems with regard to department protocols and procedures in IONM
• Responsible for taking timely, appropriate action in relation to data collected i.e. immediately inform the surgeon when signals are compromised so that they can take remedial actions
• Responsible for evaluation & interpretation of data and writes accurate report at the end of procedure
• Expected to be able to work longer hours and participates in late support/stay rota
• Supports the Subspecialty Lead Clinical Physiologist in IONM in service management and policy developments and equipment procurement related to the intraoperative monitoring area of the Neurophysiological service provision
• Undertakes education and training of junior Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology) and other professional

Full details of the role are available on the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the vacancy.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Ensure all equipment is in good working order and maintain a safe working environment for patients, staff and visitors
• Participation in quality assurance programmes recording all faults and bringing to the attention of the Service Lead asap
• Operate and navigate IT systems in undertaking clinical studies
• Complete reports and assign to appropriate medical personne
• To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of patient records and staff information

Systems and Data Management

• Relaying information and findings to Consultant medical staff or specialist registrar medical staff within the department.
• Responsible to usecomputer-based information processing for ensuring that all data relating to patients they have studied is appropriately archived onto permanent media, clearly labelled and stored in a secure place as per Trust guidelines.
• Completion of equipment check lists to ensure the use of new equipment is understood by all

Research and Service Dev.

• To be willing to participate in Research and Development projects as part of continued professional development as well contributing to the development of techniques and procedures of the service.

Education and Training

• Taking responsibility for own CPD with accurate and up to date record
• Participate in MDT meetings
• Ensure maintenance of Professional Registration
• Promote best practice, advising and sharing knowledge of the profession and beyond
• Bring up-to-date relevant reports, guidelines and policies on health and clinical practice and implement where required

Financial and Asset Management

• Undertake responsibility for the efficient and effective use of clinical equipment and accessories.
• Undertake simple fault remedy, cleaning and maintenance of recording equipment or any apparatus within the department including care and maintenance of electrodes.
• Responsible for ensuring maintenance, repair and safe storage of all patient equipment in the departments.
• To update log books on all faults/repairs of all equipment

Governance / Quality Control

• The post holder has a general duty of care for the health, safety and well being of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in accordance with Health & Safety at work Act of 1974 and all other relevant legislation in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
• The post holder will carry out their duties with due regard to the Trust’s Human Resources Policy, Standing Financial Instructions and other relevant Policies of the Trust.
• To observe the rules, policies and procedures of King’s College Hospital NHS Trust.
• To maintain satisfactory personal performance and quality standards and to achieve where possible objectives agreed in the Annual Staff Appraisal system.
• To ensure that acceptable standards of data protection are maintained in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1984.
• To be aware and comply with the Trust and departmental and clinical/non clinical incident reporting.
• To undertake quality assurance initiatives and audit projects related to all aspects of current practice.
• Escalate reports of incidents to Service Lead with responsibility for risk management.
• Ensure all equipment is in good working order and maintain a safe working environment for patients, staff, visitors.
• Ensure safety of patients, staff, carers and visitors when operating all.

General

• The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
• To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King\’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
• We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued.
• At King’s we are a kind, respectful team:

Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work

Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed

Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional

• To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
• To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
• This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
• All employees must hold an \’nhs.net\’ email account which will be the Trust\’s formal route for email communication.
• Everyone is responsible for promoting inclusion no matter their role or team. At King’s, we want to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and welcomed

Safe Guarding

The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing Domestic Abuse very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the organisation in our duties by;

• attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults
• familiarising themselves with the Trust\’s processes for reporting concerns
• reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns appropriately

Infection Control Statement

The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene procedures and requirements when in clinical areas.

The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to make to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role.

These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology or BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Neurophysiology) or Other qualification in IOM or equivalent specialist training
• Post graduate degree (MSc or MPhil) or equivalent specialist modules/courses

Knowledge and Experience

• Practical experience and familiarity with a wide range of basic and specialist/complex investigations in particular, IOM & operating theatre monitoring
• Good knowledge and fluency in English language communications, writing and verbal
• Experience in training/supervision

Skills and Competencies

• Able to communicate effectively with consultant medical staff regarding the complex specialist data recorded
• Able to work autonomously in respect of standard clinical work and under supervision for more complex procedures
• Must be adaptable, forward thinking, able to work well in a team and autonomously.

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• To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert
• Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
• Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy
• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.