The Sussex Regional Neurophysiology Service has recently moved to a bright and spacious purpose-built department in the new state of the art Louise Martindale Building at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic Clinical Physiologist to join our team providing a comprehensive and responsive investigative neurophysiological service to inpatients and outpatients of all ages across a large range of specialities, with an emphasis on very high standards of patient care and study quality.

Working with multiple teams across numerous healthcare settings in the South East, current investigations include:-

• Standard EEG
• Enhanced EEG utilising Sleep Deprivation/Melatonin
• Mobile EEG to ICU, SCBU and wards, including off-site at other hospitals when required
• Ambulatory EEG
• Adult Home Video Ambulatory EEG
• Adult Inpatient Video Telemetry
• Multimodality Evoked Potentials
• Electroretinography
• Physiologist lead adult nerve conduction study clinics

We are a very friendly, progressive and expanding department which, being situated in the heart of vibrant Brighton but also close to the South Downs National Park, offers a very positive choice to anyone seeking a challenging and satisfying career and a full range of non-work-related activities.

Main duties of the job

• Plan, prepare and perform a range of investigations on a diverse spectrum of patients as required.
• Analyse and report data for interpretation by senior colleagues.
• Participate in education and training of departmental staff members, clinicians and other healthcare professionals
• Contribute to development of departmental protocols and procedures.
• Actively participate in monthly team meetings and training sessions.
• Effectively work as an active member of the team ensuring patient experience is of the highest standard and service needs are meet.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent
• Working knowledge of specialist procedures acquired through courses or experience
• Recent Clinical Neurophysiology experience
• Experience of working in an NHS environment

Skills & Ability

Essential

• Ability to perform a full range of basic and specialist neurophysiology procedures, and interpret the results in relation to a patients condition
• Ability to assess and adapt to new techniques and technologies
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in a variety of forms to patients, relatives and carers including children or adults with learning or physical disabilities
• Sensitive understanding of children as well as adults who may be suffering from a variety of medical disorders including those which may be neurological or psychiatric in nature
• Ability to work autonomously, co-ordinate, plan and prioritise

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent
• Working knowledge of specialist procedures acquired through courses or experience
• Recent Clinical Neurophysiology experience
• Experience of working in an NHS environment

Desirable

• Appropriate post qualification experience (equivalent to 5 years post graduate)
• Membership of Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS)
• Membership of the Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (ANS)
• Membership of the British Society for Clinical Neurophysiology (BSCN)

Equality Diversity Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Eastern Road

Brighton

BN2 5BE

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279-6619507-SEP24