Job summary
Hours: Part-time - 7.5 hours per week (one day, Tuesday) Summary: We are seeking an experienced Highly Specialist Healthcare Scientist (Band 7) to join our friendly and dedicated Neurophysiology team. The primary responsibility is to provide independent Intra-Operative Monitoring (IOM) during paediatric scoliosis correction surgeries, currently scheduled up to once a week (Tuesdays). When surgeries are not scheduled, you will undertake a range of neurophysiological investigations within the department.
Main duties of the job
Provide independent Intra-Operative Monitoring (IOM) during scoliosis correction surgeries at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, typically including Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs) and Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEPs).
When surgeries are not scheduled, you will undertake general neurophysiology duties, predominantly outpatient and inpatient EEGs (paediatric and adult), with potential involvement in nerve conduction studies, evoked potentials, and the setup/maintenance of video telemetry or ambulatory EEG monitors.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
* BSc level (or equivalent) education in relevant subject (E).
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
* Has previous, first-hand, experience of performing Intra-Operative Monitoring (IOM) during scoliosis corrective surgeries.
Knowledge/Experience
Desirable
* Has independently performed IOM during Scoliosis Corrective Surgeries, within a paediatric population.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
* Has previous experience of performing EEGs.
Knowledge/Experience
Desirable
* Has previous experience of performing Nerve Conduction Studies.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
* BSc level (or equivalent) education in relevant subject (E).
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
* Has previous, first-hand, experience of performing Intra-Operative Monitoring (IOM) during scoliosis corrective surgeries.
Knowledge/Experience
Desirable
* Has independently performed IOM during Scoliosis Corrective Surgeries, within a paediatric population.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
* Has previous experience of performing EEGs.
Knowledge/Experience
Desirable
* Has previous experience of performing Nerve Conduction Studies.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
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