Neurophysiology-Intra-Operative Monitoring; IOM Healthcare Scientist

Position: Neurophysiology-Intra-Operative Monitoring (IOM) Healthcare Scientist

Neurophysiology‑Intra‑Operative Monitoring (IOM) Healthcare Scientist

Closing date: 27 January 2026

Hours: Part‑time – 7.5 hours per week (one day, Tuesday)

Summary: We are seeking an experienced highly specialist healthcare scientist (Band 7) to join our friendly and dedicated Neurophysiology team. The primary responsibility is to provide independent intra‑operative monitoring (IOM) during paediatric scoliosis correction surgeries, currently scheduled up to once a week (Tuesdays). When surgeries are not scheduled, you will undertake a range of neurophysiological investigations within the department.

Main duties of the job

Provide independent intra‑operative monitoring (IOM) during scoliosis correction surgeries at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, typically including motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs).

When surgeries are not scheduled, you will undertake general neurophysiology duties, predominantly outpatient and inpatient EEGs (paediatric and adult), with potential involvement in nerve conduction studies, evoked potentials, and the setup/maintenance of video telemetry or ambulatory EEG monitors.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall, and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward‑thinking, multi‑award‑winning Trust and digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal‑opportunity employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain staff representing the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

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• BSc level (or equivalent) education in a relevant subject.

Experience

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Previous first‑hand experience performing intra‑operative monitoring during scoliosis corrective surgeries.
• Independently performed IOM during scoliosis corrective surgeries within a paediatric population.
• Previous experience performing EEGs.
• Previous experience performing nerve conduction studies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

£47,810 to £54,710 a year – pro‑rated for part‑time roles

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