Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology)

We have a new full-time vacancy for a band 8a Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist on the Sir Jules Thorn Telemetry Unit at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The position will have lead responsibilities for our private patient telemetry on Bloomsbury ward and our burgeoning home video-EEG telemetry service. As a Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist you will be responsible for supporting the Lead Clinical Physiologist in ensuring that our service users' needs are met though the delivery of a highly complex, specialist Clinical Neurophysiology service., Your main responsibilities for the Private patient and HVT services will be:

• To perform and report the full range of highly specialist and complex video-EEG telemetry studies.


• Assist the Lead Clinical Physiologist with the formation of policies and procedures to ensure that the service meets changing healthcare needs, trust policies and nationally/internationally set guidelines.


• To be responsible with the Lead Clinical Physiologists for providing out of hours support and advice on technical issues, via the telephone and remote access, to the nursing staff.


• Ensure the safe and correct working of all telemetry equipment on the unit.


• Communication of highly complex clinical and technical information relating to the neurophysiological investigations, with medical staff both from the telemetry medical team and associated teams and departments.


• Communication of information to the reporting consultant to ensure timely reporting of telemetry data.
  
  The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and engaging individual with several years of experience within the field of Clinical Neurophysiology who is adept at multidisciplinary team engagement.
  
  The Sir Jules Thorn Telemetry Unit is a self-contained dedicated unit for monitoring patients with a variety of neurological, neurosurgical and neuropsychiatric conditions, performing more than 510 video-EEG telemetry studies and over 150 actigraphy studies per year., University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.


We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.