Job summaryA locum consultant post has arisen within the department of Clinical Neurophysiology at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS trust. This is a 6-month locum consultant position of 6 PAs following reduction of hours.
This position provides an excellent opportunity for a dynamic individual with the appropriate skills to join an established workforce providing a wide range of clinical neurophysiology services in a busy district general hospital.
Those who wish to visit the hospital or to discuss further should contact Mr Simon Veal, Clinical Lead (simon.veal2@nhs.net) or Dr Abena Osei-Lah, Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist (Abena.Osei-Lah2@nhs.et), on 023 9228 6000 Extension 6659.
Main duties of the jobThe post is a general clinical neurophysiology post, providing cover following reduction in hours. It offers an opportunity for either a recently trained or established consultant to gain expertise within our busy department. The successful applicant will be expected to deliver outpatient and in-patient nerve conduction studies (NCS) and EMG services, occasional urgent EEG reporting and contribute to teaching and supervision of our senior healthcare scientist team.
About usHere 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
Job responsibilities- Provision of regular NCS / EMG out-patient clinics
- Provision of NCS / EMG services to in-patients, as required
- Supervision of trainees and other members of the multi-professional team
- Participation in education programmes for trainees, medical students, and other specialist staff.
- Participation in the clinical governance activities of the department.
- Regular attendance at the monthly departmental business and CPD meeting
- Being an active member of the Clinical Neurophysiology team, encouraging multi-professional working
- Contribution to the overall management of the Clinical Neurophysiology service.
Job Plan.6 PAs delivered as 3 x NCS/EMG clinic 1 x Urgent/IP NCS/EMG or Admin 1 x EEG Reporting (Can be remote) as DCC and 1 x SPA.
To be delivered within a standard Monday to Friday 10 Session framework with flexibility on what days/sessions will be utilised.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and Specialist Registration or be eligible for Specialist Registration within six months of interview.
- MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification.
ExperienceEssential- Applicants that are UK trained must also be a holder of a Certification of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
- Applicants that are not UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
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.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 UK Visas and Immigration website. 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
