Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

This is an opportunity to join the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, as a Highly Specialist Healthcare Scientist (Band 7) on a fixed term (12 months) contract. The department provides an extensive range of highly specialised diagnostic procedures for patients of all ages with an excellent reputation for staff development and training with accreditation to deliver the STP & HSST programmes.

Applicants will require registration with the HCPC or AHCS, Masters Level Qualification or Equivalent (Minimum = Post Grad Certification + Experience). Applicant must have at least 4 years experience of working within a Clinical Neurophysiology department with a minimum of 1 year post qualification as a Healthcare Scientist.

Job Summary:

1. To provide complex, specialist clinical neurophysiology diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to patients of all ages, from a range of specialties, suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those which may be neurological and/or psychiatric in nature.
2. To work in isolation at various satellite clinics including Jersey, Channel Islands.
3. To be adaptive in learning new techniques and undergo further training in specialist areas as required in delivering the service.
4. To undertake interpretation of results and provision of reports.
5. To actively participate in the development and training of student healthcare scientists and junior medical staff.
6. To participate in quality assurance, audit and/or research and development programmes.

Job Description

• Masters Level Qualification or Equivalent (Minimum = Post Grad Certification + Experience)
• Registered (or working towards) registration with either AHCS or HCPC

Experience

• Have at least 4 years experience of working within a Clinical Neurophysiology department with a minimum of 1 year post qualification as a Healthcare Scientist

Skills and Knowledge

• Undertakes a wide range of complex, specialised techniques including routine, sleep deprivation, ambulatory and portable EEGs without supervision and provides reports.
• Undertakes extended practice role with Nerve Conduction studies that includes reporting of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ulnar Neuropathy and Peripheral Neuropathy.
• Undertakes a full range of Evoked Potential studies to include Visual, Auditory and Sensory Stimuli.
• Able to obtain technically acceptable recordings in all environments including technically challenging situations e.g. intensive care and theatres.
• Has the manual dexterity to maintain apply accurately electrodes to babies and children who are less cooperative.
• Able to interpret investigation results and patient conditions.
• Is able to work as an independent practitioner outside of the base department.
• Is able to gain the cooperation of all client groups i.e. adults, children and neonates including those with learning difficulties, mental health problems or other special needs to obtain a technically good and accurate investigation.
• Excellent communication skills within a patient facing environment.
• Have empathy, understand the patient and carer needs with a sympathetic and tactful approach.
• Excellent organisational, planning and time-management skills.
• Able to set clear and appropriate priorities for self and others to meet overall goals.
• Demonstrate ability to use a range of standard and complex computer software.
• Adaptable and flexible approach to work pattern.
• Good awareness of data protection and information security/governance issues.
• Experience of taking responsibility for workload planning on a day-to-day basis.
• Negotiates and liaises with other professionals, staff and patients. 

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.