Consultant in Paediatric Clinical Neurophysiology

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Paediatric Clinical Neurophysiology

The closing date is 06 May 2026

This is a full-time permanent post. The post holder will be part of the Clinical Neurophysiology Department within the Brain Directorate. The 10 Post Appointment (PA) post comprises 8 PAs for direct clinical care, including an on-call commitment (currently 1 in 7), and 2 PAs for supporting professional activities (SPA). Successful candidates will be expected to provide specialist paediatric diagnostic expertise across a broad range of neurophysiology investigations.

As a member of the Clinical Neurophysiology department, you will provide specialist paediatric diagnostic expertise for a broad range of neurophysiology investigations.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Neurophysiology Department aims to determine the best techniques for demonstrating abnormalities of the nervous system in children and uses these to aid diagnosis, guide treatment and inform prognosis. The major areas of activity are:

• General EEG - covers referrals for conventional scalp recordings, most commonly for the diagnosis and classification of seizures. About 175 EEGs are performed per month; about 25% are recordings in the Intensive Care Units. An acute diagnostic service is also provided in the Rapid Access Neurological Unit (RANU), with either extended EEG recordings or urgent NCS/EMG studies.
• Prolonged EEG - increasingly conducted in ITU, ward and day case settings to capture events of interest.
• Evoked potentials - visual, somatosensory and brainstem auditory evoked potential studies are performed in both inpatient and outpatient settings for a variety of indications.
• Inpatient Telemetry - situated on Koala ward, with at least 4 dedicated beds.
• Home video telemetry (HVT) - provides diagnostic video EEG for children in and around London, with capacity to undertake two assessments per week.
• Invasive monitoring - usually 2 SEEG cases per month.

About us

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we will have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, which enables us to provide children and young people with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through networks such as REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage), ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women's networks, all sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Job responsibilities

The key tasks and responsibilities include providing comprehensive paediatric neurophysiology investigations, reporting EEG, EMG, video EEG telemetry, intra operative monitoring, teaching, leading clinical audit processes, contributing to clinical governance, and engaging in research and clinical trials.

Person Specification

• Always welcoming
• Always helpful
• Always one team
• Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
• GMC specialist registration with a Licence to Practice (obtained by designated start date)
• MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
• CCT/CCST in Clinical Neurophysiology (or within 6 months at time of interview) or equivalent training and experience
• Higher degree - PhD, MD or equivalent
• Formal teaching qualification

Experience / Knowledge

• Specialist training in clinical neurophysiology in an accredited training programme or equivalent
• Experience of reporting a broad range of paediatric EEG and EMG findings and interpreting them in their clinical settings
• Experience of reporting video-EEG telemetry
• Experience of intra operative monitoring
• Experience of teaching students and multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of leading in Clinical Audit processes
• CCT/CCST in Clinical Neurophysiology (or within 6 months at time of interview) or equivalent training and experience
• Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects
• Formal teaching qualification
• Published research in peer reviewed journals in relevant area
• Experience of recruiting patients to clinical research trials
• Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
• Experience of clinical leadership or management

Skills / Abilities

• High level written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Ability to work on own initiative within an ever changing environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Great Ormond Street, London