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This post is a specialised position within a multidisciplinary team comprising Neurophysiology and Diagnostic Sleep Physiology. It involves maintaining and contributing to excellent standards of patient care particularly in Neurophysiology, contributing to further growth and development to improve the quality diagnostic procedures for patients referred from; tertiary care, outpatient and inpatient and non-dedicated environments as well as patients from primary care settings. It may be required that the post holder will work cross-sites.
You will be working in a multidisciplinary team providing both outpatient and inpatient activity over a range of Neurophysiological procedures. You will be expected to provide training for junior staff.
The department consists of 3 Consultants, 1 Principal Clinical Neurophysiologist, 1 Highly Specialised Physiologist, 3 Specialised Physiologists, and 2 physiologists. In addition there are 4 sleep Physiologists and an admin team.
- Providing outpatient clinics independently performing and interpreting all modalities of Electroencephalography and Evoked Potential recordings, providing continual evaluation of the recording to assess the patient state to maintain patient safety and quality at all times.
- Independently provide all modalities of Electroencephalography and Evoked Potential recordings in a non-dedicated environment providing continual evaluation of the recording to assess patient state and requirement of emergency medical input.
- Independently perform upper limb nerve conduction studies in outpatient clinics in parallel with Consultant Neurophysiologists would be desirable.
- Analysing and interpreting sleep diagnostic procedures would be desirable.
- Set up, issue, download, analyse and interpret multi-channel sleep studies, this includes giving the patient detailed instructions on how to set up the monitor at home would be desirable.
- To remain up to date with new guidelines relevant to the discipline.
The post holder will provide clinical governance to trainee physiologists.
The post holder will ensure as far as possible the safety of patients and staff in accordance with The Health and Safety at Work Act and local Trust Policies. Identifying potential risks to the relevant department manager, and ensure incidents are reported.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
- Your Leadership Impact
- Leading your Team to Success
- Leading Into the Future
- Service Improvement for Beginners
- Developing your Service Improvement Skills
- Lean Practitioner
The Leadership And Improvement Programme Aims To
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust values and behaviours
- Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
- Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Brown Job title: Principal Clinical Neurophysiologist Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01642 282757
Andrew Poulton
[email protected]Telephone as above
