Gait Analyst Gait Laboratory

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A large children's healthcare provider seeks a Clinical Scientist in Liverpool to conduct assessments and analyze data for gait disorders. You will collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, manage a designated caseload, and supervise junior staff. The role requires advanced knowledge in gait analysis and biomechanical data interpretation. Candidates should have a Clinical Scientist qualification and experience in patient testing. Join us in delivering high-quality care at one of Europe's busiest children's hospitals.

Qualifications

• Experience in performing complex gait analysis procedures.
• Ability to develop comprehensive gait analysis reports.
• Understanding of bony anatomy and joint motion.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and analyze data for gait disorders.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.
• Train and supervise junior staff and students.

Skills

Biomechanical data analysis

Patient testing

Clinical prioritization

3D gait analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Clinical Scientist qualification

Tools

Gait analysis software

Job description

Job Overview

Responsible for conducting assessments and analysing data for patients referred to the North West Movement Analysis Centre, with gait disorders due to conditions such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, neuromuscular disorders and trauma.

Actively participate in clinical decision-making within a multidisciplinary team that includes consultant orthopaedic surgeons, the gait lab director and manager, physiotherapists, clinical scientists, and biomechanist.

Work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary NWMAC team, supporting the daily operation of the gait analysis facility and driving service development and innovation.

The post holder will be managerially accountable to the N.W.M.A.C. Manager.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate effectively within the multidisciplinary NWMAC team to deliver a high-quality, up-to-date gait analysis service.
• Support the N.W.M.A.C. manager in the day-to-day running of the Movement Analysis Centre.
• Perform patient testing and manage a designated caseload responsibly, including clinical prioritization and time management.
• Perform complex technical procedures using the 3D gait analysis system, including history taking, physical examination, and accurate application of surface markers.
• Develop an understanding of errors in gait analysis through an in-depth understanding of bony anatomy and joint motion when applying surface markers.
• Develop expertise in biomechanical data analysis and reporting software.
• Use advanced knowledge to interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical diagnoses in a wide variety of highly complex conditions, where there may be conflicting evidence or where some information is unavailable.
• Produce high-quality, comprehensive gait analysis reports and present findings to the NWMAC team.
• Train and supervise junior staff, assistants, and students. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.
• Manage clinical risk within own caseload and contribute to that of designated team at all times.

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name Ornella Pinzone
Job title Clinical Scientist
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