Biomechanist Gait Laboratory

The workload involves the assessment, data acquisition, data processing anddata analysis of children and adults referred to the Movement Analysis Centre, Alder Hey, with gait disorders due to conditions such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, neuromuscular disorders and trauma.,

• To assist the N.W.M.A.C. team in ensuring that gait analysis equipment is correctlyconfigured for the appropriate data collection sessions and that processed data is ofsuitable quality and quality assured.
• To assist in performing patient tests.
• To assist the N.W.M.A.C. team in processing and managing patient data, including regularbackups.
• To set a high personal standard of work, keeping abreast of advances in knowledge andpractice within the field of motion analysis.Gait Lab Biomechanist - JD Page 2 of 9
• To act in a manner which supports equality and diversity with reference to Trust policiesand principles.
  
  As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, 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 ourInnovation 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.