Job summary
- Main area
- Neurophysiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 381-ME-6838572
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Independent Clinical Physiologist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
Neurophysiology are seeking to recruit a qualified clinical scientist or clinical physiologist to join the team. Based at the Birmingham Treatment Centre (BTC) we also provide inpatient Neurophysiology diagnostic services at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), which opened in October 2024.
Applicants should hold a relevant Neurophysiology degree and ideally ANS professional exams. Applications are also encouraged from year 3 STP students seeking employment in the Birmingham area. Training and assessment in nerve conduction studies can be provided in house for those candidates with BSc in Healthcare Science (Neurophysiology) or there is support for further academic study.
Duties will include all EEG modalities including sleep, ambulatory and portable EEG and independent nerve conduction clinics. In addition the candidate will contribute to the running of the service on a day to day basis and areas of particular interest will be supported.
There is some requirement of training junior members of the team or wider health care professions.
Main duties of the job
· Performs a range of neurophysiology diagnostic tests and produces factual reports.
· Participates in the out of hours on call EEG rota
· Work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the service.
·Rotates between BTC and MMUH, approximately 4:1.
Supervision of junior staff.
· Participate in quality assurance, audit and/or research and development programmes
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three strategic objectives:
- Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this job role please see attached job description and person specification.
For more information on this job role please see attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent formal specialist training (Other appropriate qualifications e.g. BTEC HNC/D in MPPM / or equivalent experience + professional exam
- Registration RCCP
Desirable criteria
- Specialist courses/qualification
- Registration with HCPC
- MSc Neurosensory Science (STP)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Practical experience, familiarity and proven abilities with the range of investigations across the 3 NP modalities:- EEG, Peripheral Neurophysiology & EPs including interpretation and reporting
Desirable criteria
- Participation in training of junior staff
- Experience of advanced techniques
Communication
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working and communicating in a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of communicating with a broad range of patient groups eg children, eldery and those with learning disability
- Experience in presenting case studies or audits
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of conditions regularly investigated within a neurophysiology service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Walters
- Job title
- Professional Clinical Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01215074433
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