Overview
Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Site: Queen Marys Hospital, London. Salary: £56,276 - £63,176 per annum. Closing: 25/09/2025 23:59.
Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Gait Lab
Band 7
Job overview
An exiting secondment opportunity has become available for 1 year full time: Band 7 Specialist Physiotherapist in Gait lab (FES and Gait Analysis). Expression of interest: Job share possible.
The Gait Laboratory provides clinical services in functional electrical stimulation (FES) and movement (gait) analysis. Referrals are received from the orthotics, prosthetics, paediatrics and adult neurology, and orthopaedic services within the Trust, and through several CCGs in London and the south.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be integral to the gait analysis and functional electrical stimulation services and is open to registered clinicians who have the relevant skills to support these services, including Physiotherapists and Clinical Scientists.
Gait analysis is conducted through video analysis and in many cases, by means of data from passive marker detection, force platforms, electromyography (EMG) and other objective measures of movement. The department provides relevant verbal and written feedback to the clinicians and patients for clinical decision-making on rehabilitation, surgery and other interventions to improve function.
The majority of FES referrals are for gait assist, although there is growing upper limb rehabilitation electrical stimulation service.
The department also provides education and training to NHS staff and students, including trainee clinical scientists. It has a research and development role within the Trust and provides advice/support on research in movement analysis and electrical stimulation to NHS staff.
Working for our organisation
A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role. The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to undertake.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find more details in the job description and job specification attached. Please ensure that any submitted application refers to these.
Person specification
* Committed to personal development, e.g. demonstrable interest in developing a programme of research in areas of relevance to the Gait Laboratory
* Able to work harmoniously with a diverse workforce and to deliver a quality service to people from different backgrounds, by including and embracing their varied needs
* Able to demonstrate a patient / client centred approach
TBC based on spec
* TBC based on spec
* tbc based on spec
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Sarah Taylor, Job title Gait Lab Team Lead, Senior Clinical Scientist, Email Sarah.taylor3@stgeorges.nhs.uk, Telephone 0208 487 6101
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