Healthcare Scientist (Neurophysiology)

Job overview

The Clinical Neurophysiology department at Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge University Hospitals) is looking for a part or full time, fixed term, qualified and experienced healthcare scientist (Neurophysiology) to join our friendly team. The post will run from 24th August 2026 until 2nd July 2027.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Neurophysiology department consists of 6 Consultant Neurophysiologists, 2 Specialist Registrars, 16 Healthcare scientists and 4 Administrators.

The department provides the following services;

-      Outpatient routine, sleep and ambulatory EEGs on adults and paediatrics

-      Inpatient portable EEGs on a huge range of wards and ages

-      Adult video EEG telemetry

-      Paediatric video EEG telemetry

-      Home video Telemetry

-      Visual evoked potentials

-      Pre-operative/ diagnostic/prognostic somatosensory evoked potentials

-      Nerve conduction studies/EMG

-      Intraoperative monitoring

The successful candidate should be able to perform all forms of outpatient/inpatient EEGs and upper limb NCS independently and have experience in other modalities.

Candidates should have BSc Honours Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent e.g STP, MSc, and/or ANS Part 1 with relevant experience and AHCS or HCPC registration.

For any queries please contact the Lead Healthcare scientists/service managers, Rebecca Chiripanyanga or Gareth Thomas on 01223 216738 or [email protected]

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

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Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.