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Main area
Neurosurgery
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (There may be a requirement to work out of hours.)
Job ref
001-HS069-1124
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital of Wales
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£54,550 - £61,412 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Lead Physiologist (Intra-operative Neurophysiological monitoring)

Band 8a

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health 
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.


Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic 
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in 
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the 
next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

  • We are kind and caring
  • We are respectful
  • We have trust and integrity
  • We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 


 

Job overview

CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

Lead Physiologist (Intra-operative Neurophysiological monitoring)

 Applications are invited for the of post Lead Physiologist in Neurosurgery.

Lead Physiologist

The post holder will perform, assess and interpret highly specialist & complex intra operative neurophysiology procedures tailored to specific patient needs and surgical procedures, under the supervision and guidance of Consultant medical staff in the absence of a Consultant Neurophysiologist, in collaboration with requesting Orthopaedic surgeons and Neurosurgeons.

Perform highly complex tasks with high accuracy and speed to achieve quality data / interpretation / reporting in challenging patients, circumstances or environments, e.g.; highly complex intra-operative monitoring procedures in theatre in absence of Consultant Neurophysiologist.

The post will involve providing clinical care for patients on the neurosurgical wards, the opportunity to attend clinic and theatre sessions alongside our Neurosurgical Consultant team.

 

Main duties of the job

The post will involve providing clinical care for patients on the neurosurgical wards and ITU as well as theatre and MDT responsibilities. The senior clinical fellow candidate will have a dedicated consultant clinical supervisor and will be expected to participate in weekly teaching sessions.

A broad portfolio of research is undertaken including stem cell and neural transplantation, neurogenetics, and neuroepidemiology. Close academic links are enjoyed with the University Schools of Biosciences and Psychological Medicine and Medical Genetics. Cardiff and Vale UHB has a major R&D role and supports opportunities to develop clinical research studies including therapeutic trials. The UHB is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic neurosurgical team consisting of twelve Consultant Neurosurgeons as well as a Professorial Academic Unit.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc Hons Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent formal specialist training (other appropriate qualifications eg BTEC HNC/D in MPPM/or equivalent experience + professional exam ECNE Part 1) plus knowledge of specialist procedures acquired through specialist/management courses or training/experience to advanced level. RCCP registration
Desirable criteria
  • ECNE Part 2 MSc or equivalent Training and assessing qualification Work based assessor

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post qualification experience at specialist grade minimum 3 years
  • Practical experience and familiarity with the range of basic and advanced Neurophysiological investigations
Desirable criteria
  • Management experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to perform a wide range of Neurophysiological investigations and /or to have the highest level of specialist skills and knowledge within the relevant field
  • Able to interpret specialist Neurophysiological investigation results and patient conditions
  • Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in a variety of forms to patients, relatives and carers including children and patients with physical and/or learning disabilities
  • Ability to undertake complex eye-hand coordination tasks using dexterity and coordination for use of diagnostic equipment eg applying a large number of electrodes on a neonate in special care conditions
Desirable criteria
  • MSc in a relevant specialist field or equivalent
  • Teaching and training skills

Specialist knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Training in specialist skills and knowledge within the relevant field
Desirable criteria
  • Formal teaching and/or supervision of junior staff

Personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • Sensitive understanding of children and adults who may be suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those which may be neurological in nature
  • Exposure to unpleasant working conditions such as body odours, body fluids, aggression (verbal and occasionally physical) and contained chemicals
  • Good attendance record, physically fit. Organised
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to motivate and lead staff
  • Ability to manage change

Other

Essential criteria
  • Car driver and will work across both acute sites
  • Flexible to suit service needs

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Caroline Hayhurst
Job title
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02920748314
Additional information

Other contact:

 

Sophie Griffiths - [email protected]

Service Manager for Neurosurgery and Neurophysiology