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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
拢37,338 - 拢44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust logo

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.听

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 鈥淧eople鈥 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.听

Applicants should hold a relevant Neurophysiology degree and ideally ANS professional exams.听 Applications are also encouraged from year 3 STP students seeking employment in the Birmingham area.听 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.听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.听

There is some requirement of training junior members of the team or wider health care professions.

Main duties of the job

路 Performs a range of neurophysiology diagnostic tests and produces factual reports.

路 Participates in the out of hours on call EEG rota

路听听Work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the service.

路Rotates between BTC and MMUH, approximately 4:1.

听Supervision of junior staff.

路听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听organisation with a budget of approximately 拢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.听

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.听

We have three strategic objectives:

  1. Our People 鈥 to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
  2. Our Patients 鈥 to be good or outstanding in everything we do
  3. Our Population 鈥 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.听

For more information on this job role please see attached job description and person specification.听

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

Armed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

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

Please note-If this vacancy receives a high number of applications, it will close before the stated closing date. Please ensure that you have completed and submitted your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sally Walters
Job title
Professional Clinical Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01215074433