To provide specialist Neurophysiological investigations in both adult and paediatric units within the department.
Responsible for the investigation and reporting of the various procedures performed.
Working practices should be in accordance with occupational guidelines set out for each investigation, but you will have sufficient expertise to adapt practice to meet requirements of the service area.
Duties and Responsibilities
Technical
1. To be an independent practitioner at a specialist level in the performance of simple and complex Neurophysiological investigations.
2. To be able to demonstrate ability as a specialist physiologist in most, if not all, the following areas:
To be competent in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard
To perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment
To take a clear and concise clinical history.
• Routine adult EEG’s both in the department and on the ward, including ITU
• Sleep Deprived EEG’s in the departmen
B – Paediatric EEG’s
To have some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard. Also need some experience in dealing with children with special needs, challenging behaviour and autism.
To take a clear and concise clinical history.
To perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment
Routine paediatric EEG’s in the department and on the ward, including NNU
Sleep Deprived EEG’s in the department
The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic Occupational Therapists to join our pool of Staff Bank workers, there are many full time roles available but as they are ever-changing - the exact roles available will be provided once your Hiring & Recruitment is complete. We can give you an idea of the type of roles available at the time of contact, but we cannot guarantee set roles as your hiring time may vary. Depending on previous relevant experience & previous NHS experience, higher banding/rates can be discussed.
Technical
1. To be an independent practitioner at a specialist level in the performance of simple and complex Neurophysiological investigations.
2. To be able to demonstrate ability as a specialist physiologist in most, if not all, the following areas:
A – Adult EEG’s
To be competent in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard
To perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment
To take a clear and concise clinical history.
• Routine adult EEG’s both in the department and on the ward, including ITU
• Sleep Deprived EEG’s in the department
B – Paediatric EEG’s
To have some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard. Also need some experience in dealing with children with special needs, challenging behaviour and autism.
To take a clear and concise clinical history.
To perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment
• Routine paediatric EEG’s in the department and on the ward, including NNU
• Sleep Deprived EEG’s in the department
C- Evoked Potentials
To have some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard
To perform routine calibration maintenance on equipment
• Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP)
• Spinal and Somato-Sensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP’s)
D – Nerve Conduction Studies
To have some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard.
To take a clear and concise clinical history.
To perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment
• Upper Limb NCS
• Lower Limb NCS
This advert closes on Friday 31 Jan 2025