Lead Clinical Physiologist, NeurophysiologyNHS

Job summary

The Lead Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology) is responsible for providing expert clinical leadership and specialist neurophysiological services, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care. The post holder will undertake and oversee a comprehensive range of complex neurophysiological investigations, including EEG, EMG/NCS, evoked potentials, and ambulatory monitoring, supporting the diagnosis and management of neurological disorders.

The role includes operational and professional leadership of the Neurophysiology service, ensuring compliance with national standards, professional guidelines, and clinical governance requirements. The post holder will lead and support a team of Clinical Physiologists and support staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, education, research, and service development.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Provide, manage, co-ordinate and be responsible for an efficient Neurophysiological diagnostics service
• Ensure that best practise is achieved within budgetary constraints with constant review, auditing and bench marking to national standards and meet all BSCN, ANS and Health Care Science standards.
• Recruit and manage the staffing to provide a suitable workforce for that to be achieved.
• Co-ordinate and support audit and research activities of Clinical Physiologists within the department
• To work closely and collaboratively with the Doctors and Medical Head of Service, GP's and a range of other health care providers on a day to day basis to ensure that the service needs are met.
• Provide complex, specialist Clinical Neurophysiology service to patients of all ages from a range of specialties with a wide range of medical disorders including those which may be neurological and/or psychiatric and many others.
• Responsible for the development and training of student Clinical Physiologists within the department.
• Perform peripheral nerve conduction clinics with reports to a highly specialised level.
• Provide advice to clinicians on clinical and operational issues pertaining to neurophysiology.
• To ensure adherence of all staff to all professional and mandatory policies and guidelines.

Job description

• Accountable for management of department budget and oversee the effective use of staff, equipment and physical resources.
• Co-ordinate Clinical Physiologists+ HCA including the monitoring of annual leave and sickness absence.
• Monitor the administration team and work in liaison with the Group Admin Manager
• Contribute to the development of strategic and business plans for the Neurophysiology service.
• Contribute to the planning and organisation of information resources, ensuring effective patient reporting and data storage.
• Provide and maintain statistical information as required for statistical and other management purposes.
• Contribute to the formulation of health and safety and quality assurance policies to patients, staff and visitors.
• Attend Trust, regional and national meetings relating to issues of neurophysiological services.
• Responsible for the recruitment and retention of all Clinical Physiologists (Neurophysiology) and HCA in line with Trust policies and guidelines
• Contribute to the analysis and workforce planning needs of the neurophysiology establishment and skill mix as appropriate for the safe provision of service to patients, within budget provision. The responsibility for overall planning lies with the Head of Service.
• Promote and ensure equality, diversity and rights for all.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the Departmental Management Team in the formulation of strategic and business plans for the Clinical Neurophysiology Service.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create anenvironment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.