Job summary
- Main area
- neurophysiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (10PA's)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 411-MED-26-7408899
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- 10 PA's
- Closing
- 22/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Neurophysiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
This is a 10 PA Consultant Paediatric Neurophysiology post, based at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust with some remote/hybrid working.
Part time hours will be considered.
Main duties of the job
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- EEG reporting including acute recording
- Video Telemetry (both ward and home recordings) including work up for epilepsy surgery (NorCess)
- EMG clinic; (currently one clinic per fortnight with ad hoc inpatient EMG)
Working for our organisation
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
The Paediatric Neurology service sits within the division of medicine and provides secondary and tertiary care for children with neurological conditions throughout Liverpool, Cheshire and the wider Northwest of England and North Wales regions. It is a large busy service serving a population of 8 million. This includes services for complex epilepsy including evaluation by epilepsy surgery (CESS), neuromuscular, neuroinflammation and demyelination services along with movement disorder and neuro rehabilitation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
EEG reporting including acute work on children of all ages including neonates
Video Telemetry (both ward and home recordings) including work up for epilepsy surgery (NorCess)
sEEG monitoring / IOM for those applicants who already have experience
EMG clinic; (currently one clinic per fortnight with ad hoc inpatient EMG)
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- demonstrable experience in reporting paediatric EEG
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with license to practice with the General Medical Council.
- On specialist register for Clinical Neurophysiology (CCT or equivalent) or within 6 months of award of CCT by date of interview
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
- Teresa Preston
- Job title
- Neurophysiology dept manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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