Job summary
- Main area
- Neurophysiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 45 weeks (24th August 2026 until 2nd July 2027.)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 180-D-264143
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division D
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Scientist (Neurophysiology)
Band 7
Job overview
The Clinical Neurophysiology department at Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge University Hospitals) is looking for a part or full time, fixed term, qualified and experienced healthcare scientist (Neurophysiology) to join our friendly team. The post will run from 24th August 2026 until 2nd July 2027.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Neurophysiology department consists of 6 Consultant Neurophysiologists, 2 Specialist Registrars, 16 Healthcare scientists and 4 Administrators.
The department provides the following services;
- Outpatient routine, sleep and ambulatory EEGs on adults and paediatrics
- Inpatient portable EEGs on a huge range of wards and ages
- Adult video EEG telemetry
- Paediatric video EEG telemetry
- Home video Telemetry
- Visual evoked potentials
- Pre-operative/ diagnostic/prognostic somatosensory evoked potentials
- Nerve conduction studies/EMG
- Intraoperative monitoring
The successful candidate should be able to perform all forms of outpatient/inpatient EEGs and upper limb NCS independently and have experience in other modalities.
Candidates should have BSc Honours Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent e.g STP, MSc, and/or ANS Part 1 with relevant experience and AHCS or HCPC registration.
For any queries please contact the Lead Healthcare scientists/service managers, Rebecca Chiripanyanga or Gareth Thomas on 01223 216738 or [email protected]
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
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Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Honours Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) or equivalent formal specialist training (Other appropriate qualifications e.g. PTP/STP/BTEC HND/C in MPPM/or equivalent experience and professional exam ANS Part 1) plus knowledge of specialist procedures acquired through specialist
Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate experience in Neurophysiology
- Practical experience and familiarity with the range of basic and advanced neurophysiological investigations.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of intra-operative monitoring
- Experience of paediatric and adult telemetry
- Experience of Home video telemetry
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Uses of neurophysiology investigation
- Technical difficulties in ICU and theatre
- Understands confidentiality
- Polite and calm under pressure
Skills
Essential criteria
- Undertakes a wide range of complex, specialised techniques including all EEG types, Evoked potentials, NCS +/- Telemetry/IOM
- Is able to gain the co-operation 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.
- Able to interpret investigation results and patient conditions
- Have empathy, understand patient needs, be sympathetic and tactful.
- Able to obtain technically acceptable recordings in all environments including technically challenging situations e.g. intensive care and theatre
- Has the manual dexterity to apply accurately babies and children who are less co-operative
- Uses professional knowledge and skill to appropriately use activation procedures when clinically safe to do so and with regard to department policies.
- Has knowledge and skill to refer to medical staff when clinical intervention is required.
- Experience of taking responsibility for workload planning on a day to day basis.
- Negotiates and liaises with other professionals, staff and patients
- Works on own initiative to prioritise workload
- Computer literate
- Supervision of students.
- Accurate keyboard skills
Additional requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
- Empathy
- Sensitive understanding of children and adults who may be suffering from a wide range of medical disorders including those of a neurological and psychiatric nature
- Exposure to unpleasant conditions such as body odours, body fluids, aggression (verbal and occasionally physical)
- Physically able to push equipment or patients in beds or chairs
- Good attendance record
- Flexibility of hours – may need to stay late for patients.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Chiripanyanga
- Job title
- Joint service manager/lead healthcare scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 250837
- Additional information
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