Gait Lab Movement Analyst (Clinical Scientist)
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
An exciting position has become available for a Band 6 Gait Lab Movement Analyst or Engineer with relevant experience to join a multi-disciplinary team gait laboratory at University Hospital Coventry. You will work as part of a small team in partnership with other technical staff, physiotherapists, clinicians, and administrative staff to provide gait laboratory services. The laboratory was established in 2017 in a new purpose-built facility and is equipped with a Vicon motion capture system (14 tracking cameras and 4 video cameras), 3 AMTI force plates, and a 16 channel Delsys EMG system. The successful candidate will act as a junior technical team member for the laboratory and contribute to all aspects of the work. Both 2D and 3D clinics are run routinely. You will contribute to the quality control and testing of equipment, analysis of clinical data, and the development of operating procedures, audits, and work towards CMAS accreditation. The successful applicant would be expected to be onsite for two clinic days per week with some potential flexibility and home working outside these days.
Please be advised interviews are proposed for 4th April 2025.
Main duties of the job
* Routine calibration, quality assessment and preventative maintenance:
1. Carry out routine calibration, quality assessment and maintenance of medical equipment independently in line with level of training and competence.
2. Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with departmental and Trust policies and procedures.
3. Coordination of the scheduling of the above work.
4. Calibration and some quality assessment tasks will have to take place early in the morning on clinical days before patients arrive.
* Testing, updating and fault finding of equipment and software:
1. Assist with the commissioning of medical equipment and its software, in line with level of training and competence.
2. Assist with the fault finding in medical equipment and its software, in line with level of training and competence.
3. Updating and testing of equipment and software, in line with level of training and competence.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation. By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team. The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job responsibilities
* Patient assessments and processing:
1. Undertake clinical examinations alongside the Physiotherapist, in line with level of training and competence.
2. Implement the specific testing procedures decided for each patient by collecting data from the range of technical equipment available in the laboratories.
3. Using specialist technical software packages to process data arising from gait assessments and generate multimedia reports.
* Communication:
1. Work within a multidisciplinary team including bioengineering staff, physiotherapists, orthotists, orthopaedic surgeons, and administrative staff.
2. Liaise with clinical and non-clinical Trust staff, patients, visitors, and staff from outside companies and agencies.
3. Explaining test requirements to patients, who may have challenging behaviours, and their parents/carers.
4. Participate in explaining technical and scientific foundations of movement analysis to clinical staff.
* Training:
1. Complete all mandatory training in a timely manner.
2. Participate in appropriate training and development activities, undertaking all non-mandatory training as required. This may involve in-service training and/or attendance on training courses located outside the Trust, as agreed with the senior technical staff.
3. Assist with training of gait lab trainees, including those enrolled in the Scientist Training Programme.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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