An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified and enthusiastic Highly Specialised Physiologist to join our Neurophysiology team covering a 12 month secondment. We undertake a wide range of range of investigations across our adult and paediatric services this includes EEG, Home-Video Telemetry, NCS, IOM and Evoked Potentials.
We have also have an active private patient service which offers additional hours.
The candidate will be expected to work a 37.5hr per week.
- Provides a range of routine EEG and specialised adult and paediatric clinical neurophysiology services across a range of procedures to patients with developmental, neurological and/or psychiatric disorders referred to the departments from across the Trust and other hospitals. This includes analysis and interpretation of data and the provision of patient reports.
- Active involvement in Continuous Monitoring for PICU and neurology ward-based recordings (bedside telemetry and CFAM / aEEG).
- Supports the NCS/EMG service in the department and on the wards and provides routine and specialised nerve conduction studies.
- Actively contribute and implement policies and procedures Actively participates in the paediatric and adult telemetry service (Inpatient and home telemetry) and spinal monitoring service. Actively participate in training, education and assessment in line with National and Professional requirements.
- Participate in quality assurance and/or research and developmental programmes.
- Works collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the service. Supports the training of student physiologists within the department.
The cross-site Clinical Neurophysiology Departments are part of the Adult and Paediatric Neurosciences. The departments at both the Guy’s, St Thomas’s and the Evelina Children’s Hospital sites at present perform a wide range of neurophysiological investigations to examine the central and peripheral nervous system in patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders. These include routine and sleep EEG’s on neonates, children and adults both in the department, in the patient’s home and on the wards, including intensive care We additionally provide multi-modality evoked potentials. There is a busy peripheral neurophysiology service with Consultant-led EMG clinics and physiologist-led carpal tunnel and sensory neuropathy clinics. We are in the process of developing our neuromuscular ultrasound service. There are additional specialist services provided for paediatric video-telemetry and spinal cord monitoring.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Simeran Sharma Job title: Lead Physiologist Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 02071883953
Department visits are welcome. Please contact Simeran Sharma for further information.
