Opportunity:

As a Consultant in Neurophysiology, you will work constructively with the clinical physiologists to develop the service in a multidisciplinary fashion. This trust wishes to appoint a replacement Neurophysiology Consultant to replace clinicians who have retired. These are replacement substantive posts to help our current establishment of Neurophysiology scientists to meet the demands of an increasing in- and out-patient workload, and to contribute to the development of a forward-thinking and ambitious department.

The Neurophysiology department is part of the wider Medicine Care Group, situated within the Cluster of Neurology & Stroke, Neurophysiology, Neuropsychology and Respiratory Medicine.
The Services provided include diagnostic testing on adults and children for the following conditions:

EEG: epilepsy, genetic disorders, memory disorders, acute meningitis, encephalitis, status epilepticus, post neurosurgical procedures and in critical care. Prolonged EEG/video Telemetry & Ambulatory EEG studies: disorders of consciousness including epilepsy and complex epilepsy syndromes. EMG/NCS: neurological, neuromuscular, rheumatological disease and trauma Evoked Potentials: optic nerve disorders, spinal cord compression, congenital disorders, multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory conditions. Visual electrodiagnostics: genetic and acquired retinal disorders. Daytime and nocturnal sleep studies: narcolepsy, insomnia, hypersomnolence and parasomnias.

What’s on offer for you?

Salary scale between £ 99,532- £ 131,964No on-call requirements for this postFull comprehensive relocation package on offer The team will be happy to consider fixed-term appointments of 6-12 months or substantive Flexible and/or less than full-time working, including job sharing, will be accommodated for any candidate(s) to whom this is important, with arrangements to be discussed and agreed on an individual basis. Reasonable house prices and schools that are rated highly. Market-leading annual leave allowance Generously funded study leave is available Cycle to work scheme Blue light discounts Employee assistance programme

About the Trust:

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, and has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. There are exciting plans to move the department to a near-by off-site location which will be purposely designed for the service. This is to necessitate that a small footprint be retained in the main hospital site to allow for a responsive in-patient service which will include NCS and EMG. These changes will facilitate the department’s aspiration to gain IQIPS accreditation once the service is established in the new facility. Departments of Neurology provides a comprehensive neurological service for a catchment population of approximately 515,000

Essential criteria

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in the Consultant field of Neurophysiology. Full GMC registration To be on the Specialist Registrar for Neurophysiology (For the 6-12 month contract post this is not a requirement but previous consultant experience in NHS is a must )Demonstratable evidence of good specialty training in neurophysiology. Evidence of ability to perform advanced neurophysiological procedures relevant to the post

Desirable Criteria

Evidence of experience and ability in teaching. Supervision of projects. ATLS instructor. Comprehensive knowledge of Neurophysiology specialty