Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a band 7 Clinical Physiologist or Clinical Scientist in Neurophysiology at Sandwell and West Birmingham.

This is an exciting opportunity for band 6 physiologists looking to progress their career and develop leadership skills in Neurophysiology or STP year 3 students due to graduate this year.

The successful candidate will lead a section of service or the audit and quality program and be supported to make improvements in the area.

Main duties of the job

The role will include independent outpatient clinics in EEG (all modalities) and NCS for carpal tunnel screening and ulnar neuropathy screening. In additional there are weekly peripheral neuropathy screening clinics supported by the Consultant Neurophysiologist.

Neurophysiology at SWB are across 2 sites now the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital has opened.  Here inpatient investigations are performed in the department and on the wards including wards at another acute Trust in the region.  Fulltime physiologists are rostered for inpatient clinics 1-2 days a week. There is limited on call provision on a Sunday morning approximately once every other month.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Performing Neurophysiology diagnostics and ambulatory reading.

Leading an area of service eg Sleep or EEG or quality/audit

Supervising trainee physiologists