Clinical Physiologist Practitioner (Neurophysiology)

Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust is well known as a specialised children's hospital in the centre of London. The Department is looking for suitable candidates for a Band 5 Clinical Physiologist post. The Department of Clinical Neurophysiology delivers daily outpatient clinics, but a high proportion of the work is carried out in the more challenging environments of the wards and Intensive Care Units. The Department also provides specialist services in EEG video telemetry and Intra-Operative Spinal Monitoring (IOM).

This is an ideal opportunity for a recently qualified Physiologist, who will be supported by a large and enthusiastic team and expected to perform and factually report routine diagnostic procedures on patients ranging from pre-term infants to adolescents, these are carried out in the Department, wards and intensive care settings.

Main duties of the job:

• Plan, perform, interpret, and provide factual reports of unsupervised neurophysiological investigations. These include:
• Video EEGs
• Sleep EEGs
• Prolonged recordings (for seizure detection and monitoring of therapeutic intervention)
• EEGs with drug administration
• Visual, Auditory and Somatosensory Evoked Potential
• Tests may be carried out in the department and in the more challenging environments of the wards e.g. ICUs. The postholder may be asked to assist in more complex procedures; training will be given in areas of need.
• Ensure accurate logging and filing of data from the neurophysiological investigations. To be responsible for its availability and integrity and to follow the regulations relating to the Data Protection Act.
• May participate, giving technical assistance in ongoing research and development studies, as directed by the Clinical Neurophysiology Professional Service Manager.
• Reporting faults or problems with the equipment used in any part of the service to the Professional Service Manager or Clinical Engineers.
• Ensure personal compliance with regards to mandatory, professional, and personal development according to service needs.

Working for our organisation:

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

Person specification:

• BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology or BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Neurophysiology) or equivalent specialist training
• ANS Part 1 and/or B-Tec/GNVQ (Neurophysiology) or equivalent.
• Experience/Knowledge:
• Basic grounding in Clinical Neurophysiology
• Experience of performing clinical EEG during work placements
• Interest in Epilepsy syndromes and other paroxysmal events
• Experience of working with children
• Skills/Abilities:
• To perform a range of neurophysiological tests
• To work to clear protocols
• To communicate with staff within the Multidisciplinary team
• To communicate well with children, their families and/or carers sometimes in distressing/emotional situations
• Work well in a team
• Flexible approach to work.
• Participation in weekend and Bank Holiday (daytime) on-call rota.

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.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.