Clinical Physiologist - Reading, United Kingdom - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Reading, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

We are looking to employ a highly specialized Clinical Physiologist to deliver an EEG and evoked potential service including sleep-deprived and video/ambulatory recordings for adults and over 16's who are suffering from neurological disorders.

This role involve the undertaking and interpretation of results and provision of EEG and EP reports with the assistance of consultant clinical neurophysiologists (based off-site in Oxford or, with future service development, on-site at the Royal Berkshire hospital)

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the neurophysiology equipment and services on the RBH site.

Work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with the local neurology consultants and departmental managers to ensure that service needs are met

Be responsible for quality assurance and audit of RBH neurophysiology services incollaboration with the local lead consultant neurologist.

Assist with the training and supervision of allied health professionals (e.g. specialist hand physiotherapists) providing nerve conduction studies for carpal tunnel syndrome patients.

With future service expansion, be responsible for the development and training of clinical physiologists (neurophysiology)

In future, with an appropriate expansion of staffing and resources, to help develop and participate in an out-of-hours emergency service for selected adult patients on the RBH site, in collaboration with the local neurology consultants +/- regional neurophysiology services.

Monitor and maintain high professional standards of neurophysiological services to patients and initiate remedial action where necessary.
Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure service(s) meet changing healthcare needs.
Initiate and participate in the implementation of policies.
Plan, perform and interpret a range of basic and advanced Neurophysiological investigations to a high level of competence to patients aged over 16 (as the service is presently configured)

These will include:
Electroencephalographic (EEG) investigations employing current standard techniques without supervision in the EEG laboratory, taking appropriate actions where necessary.

Emergency EEGs on the intensive care unit or wards on the RBH site, following triage by a consultant neurologist or intensivist.

EEG investigations using specialist techniques.

These include sphenoidal and activated recordings, recordings following sleep deprivation, Multiple Sleep Latency Testing (MSLT), recordings during administration of medication (e.g.

diazepam).
Long-term EEG monitoring and long-term EEG and video monitoring for inpatients e.g. on ITU, taking appropriate actions.
Ambulatory EEG/video-EEG telemetry, analysing/evaluating the data and taking appropriate actions.

The department of Neurology and Neuro-rehabilitation at the Royal Berkshire hospital is a well-established unit offering comprehensive care to patients with neurological disorders in Berkshire and neighbouring counties.

There are very close links with the regional neuroscience centre in Oxford (where neurosurgery is based) through shared consultant appointments, jointly-attended MDT meetings and CPD activities.

Basic NCS/EMG services are delivered on-site by several members of the neurology team and an external provider.

For further details please refer to the attached job description

If you would like to discuss this role or would like to arrange a visit, please see contact information - Dr Mark Bogdanovic