Clinical Scientist

Job overview

This Clinical Scientist post is partly situated within a specialist paediatric rehabilitation engineering service and partly within a regional specialised Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) service. The client group currently served have severe and complex physical, and/or communication, and/or cognitive disabilities and therefore require bespoke assistive technology (AT), and/or electronic assistive technology (EAT) solutions in order to undertake activities of daily living and communication. The equipment has a clinical role in the care of the child, young person or adult. This could be in helping to support to reduce the progression of deformity, in particular, that associated with seating, standing and lying, supporting communication or supporting access to technology.

Main duties of the job

For CCAS, the postholder is expected to attend (and lead as appropriate) specialist assessments and appointments with the multidisciplinary team, ensuring provision of high quality, client focused specialist clinical assessment and prescription of AAC equipment and it’s associated technology to children, young people and adults in the region of Sussex, Brighton and Hove and Surrey.

For RES, the postholder is to provide highly specialist clinical engineering services related to assistive technology (AT) and electronic assistive technology (EAT). The primary focus of the role will be to provide technical input for specialist 24/7 postural management equipment including  assessing for and leading manufacture of custom seating along with standing and lying supports.

The post holder will be expected to undertake supervision of personnel within the workshop. The post holder will support line management with the day to day running of clinics and services in line with your grade and position.

The postholder is to take part in other assistive technology related specialist clinics as necessary e.g specialist communication, access and mobility potential (SCAMP).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For RES the post holder is required to attend (and lead as appropriate) specialist clinics on and off site as a clinical scientist and as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess the client and establish the AT requirements. The post holder is to ensure provision of high quality, client focused, specialist clinical assessment and prescription of AT to children and young people referred to the clinics and services at Chailey Clinical Services (CCS). The post holder will be required to design, develop and manufacture equipment or modify and adapt existing equipment to an agreed solution. They require excellent communication skills to liaise with those concerned, the technical aspects of the use of the equipment produced.  The post holder will be expected to provide additional specialist input in a range of clinics.  They are also expected to provide a technical advisory role to the junior members of staff within the service, CCS and as appropriate outside agencies.

For CCAS, the postholder is expected to attend (and lead as appropriate) specialist assessments and appointments with the multidisciplinary team, ensuring provision of high quality, client focused specialist clinical assessment and prescription of AAC equipment and it’s associated technology to children, young people and adults in the region of Sussex, Brighton and Hove and Surrey.