Clinical Scientist (Clinical Gait Analysis)
Job summary
Attention all registered Clinical Scientists with a specialism in Clinical Gait Analysis
Location: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH) and The Sheffield Children's Hospital (SCH) Gait Lab, soon to be located at the NCCHT (National Centre of Child Health Technology
There is a need for clinical experience or equivalent in clinical gait analysis. Further training is encouraged within the team and staff development is paramount to our success.
Sitting within the Directorate of Medical Imaging & Medical Physics (MIMP), the Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering (MPCE) employs almost 200 staff, providing a variety of scientific and clinical services to the Trust. Evidence of audit and research experience would be an advantage as the group also has an active research portfolio.
The post is open to applicants who are registered as a Clinical Scientist with the HCPC with clinical experience or equivalent in Clinical Gait Analysis.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for a HCPC registered Clinical Scientists with clinical experience in Clinical Gait Analysis (CGA). We are seeking to recruit a full time band 7 Clinical Scientist to the Specialist Scientific Physiological Services (SSPS) to support the scientific team who provide scientific support to the Sheffield Children's Gait Lab which will shortly be moving to the new NCCHT site. The SCH Lab is accredited with the Clinical Movement Analysis Society (CMAS) and the post holder will be expected to assist the scientific team to maintain this accreditation as well as providing expert scientific support to the service.
About us
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is the largest in the UK with a strong reputation for innovation and development of services. Sheffield lies on the boundary of the Peak District National Park and provides an excellent location for those who wish to live in an area that includes both city living and easy access to the countryside.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- BSc degree of 2:1 or higher in an appropriate subject (e.g. Biomechanics/ Healthcare Science/ Engineering/ Physics)
- Master's degree or equivalent in Biomechanics/ Medical Physics/Clinical Engineering
- Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical Scientist
- Participating in a programme for continuing professional development
- PhD or equivalent level of knowledge/expertise in health related science
Experience
- Demonstrable experience of working to relevant legislation, standards and guidance
- Experience of providing direct scientific clinical services and taking high quality scientific measurements from patients
- An understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to the clinical services provided by Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
- Experience of developing standard operating procedures and protocols
- An understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to the clinical services provided by Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
- Experience of developing standard operating procedures and protocols
- Experience in the innovative design and development of devices systems
- Experience of developing and implementing quality assurance programmes
- Experience of working within a Quality Management System
- Experience in contributing to research, leading to publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals and/or oral presentation at approved scientific meetings
- Evidence of effective service development (e.g. completed projects) and implementation of innovative ideas in the clinical environment
- Awareness of the wider profession, regionally, nationally and internationally
- Evidence of effective service development (e.g. completed projects) and implementation of innovative ideas in the clinical environment
Skills
- Good patient handling skills
- Excellent standard and specialist software skills
- Skilled in the measurement, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrable across different staff groups, patients and members of the public
- Effective time management
- Excellent report writing and presentational skills
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, knowledge of codes of practice and recommendations in quality assurance
- Knowledge of current scientific and technological developments in clinical measurement.
- Knowledge of clinical and information governance relating to current service areas
- A working knowledge of the correct application of statistical analyses
- Experience in the appropriate use of statistics and statistical analyses
- Knowledge of research methodology and practice
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
NCCHT, Olympic Legacy Park
Fell Road
Sheffield
S92AL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk