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Main area
neurophysiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (flexible (12:00-20:00))
Job ref
411-MED-26-8154500
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Neurophysiology dept. Alder Hey Hospital
Town
liverpool
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/08/2026 23:59

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Band 6 Specialised Clinical physiologist in Neurophysiology

NHS AfC: Band 6

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

1 WTE band 6 highly specialised clinical physiologist (Neurophysiology)

There is an exciting opportunity for a band 6 clinical physiologist (Neurophysiology) to join our small busy team at Alder Hey NHS foundation trust 

The post will require some work to support the sleep service : 60/40 (3 days in Neurophysiology/ 2 days supporting sleep studies ) 

The post holder will support Neurophysiology by carrying out a range of EEG tests along with Long Term monitoring procedures . In addition to these duties, once trained , the post holder will be responsible for set up of sleep studies (ward and home) 

Essential qualifications for application: BSc Healthcare Science-Physiological sciences (Neurosensory), BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology) along with post graduate certificate relevant to the role.

Main duties of the job

Job summary:

The post holder will work within the neurophysiology and sleep teams (60:40 split)

Neurophysiology:

Perform a wide range of a routine, specialised and highly specialised Neurophysiological investigations on Children and babies, including pre-term, referred from Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust and other Hospitals within the North of England and Northern Ireland.  We also carry out long term monitoring including Video Telemetry for NorCess (Northern Childrens epilepsy surgery service)  

Sleep

Once trained. the post holder will work with the sleep/long term ventilation (LTV) team in setting up and delivering a world class paediatric sleep laboratory for children with sleep disordered breathing in the Northwest. This will require flexible working (1 day per week 12-8pm) 

 

 

Working for our organisation

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description

This is a 60:40 split role working in Neurophysiology and Sleep . 

 

Person specification

Demonstrable experience in carrying out paediatric Neurophysiology procedures

Essential criteria
  • 1 year

Demonstrable experince in carrying out Video Telemetry monitoring

Essential criteria
  • 1 year

demonstrable experience

Desirable criteria
  • Experience working within sleep physiology

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Teresa Preston
Job title
Neurophysiology dept manager
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Tamarin Foy

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