Clinical Technology (with a placement year)

Develop the skills you need for a career as a clinical technologist, capable of applying your knowledge to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients. You will learn:

*To design and manufacture medical equipment *Tissue engineering and wound repair for making artificial organs *Application, repair and maintenance of medical devices *To carry out physiological measurements, such as ECG, EMG, BMI, spirometry and skin analysis

You will specialise in three areas - renal technology (dialysis), rehabilitation engineering (prosthetics / orthotics), and medical technology/engineering.

Technological innovation in the field of medicine and healthcare is accelerating at an enormous pace. The modern hospital is now the centre of a technologically sophisticated healthcare system, and this requires equally technologically sophisticated staff. This mean you’ll be highly employable as a graduate.

A placement year in industry, taken in year three of the programme, enables you to build contacts whilst developing your skills and professional confidence.

Professional accreditation Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Placements This 4-year BSc (Hons) Clinical Technology programme offers you the opportunity to take up a placement year working in industry in your third year.

The placement year is an excellent way to develop your professional experience, build industry contacts, and gain insight into the day-to-day work of a professional clinical technologist. Placements are predominantly salaried positions and may lead to offers of employment upon graduation if you excel during your placement.

Recent placement destinations include:

DePuySynthes (Johnson & Johnson)

Smith & Nephew

Biomet Healthcare UK Ltd

GE Healthcare

Stanmore Orthopaedics

Smiths Medicals

IMI Precision Manufacturing

Siemens

Zimmer

Blatchford

After completing your placement you’ll return to complete the final year of the programme, and apply all you’ve learnt to your final project.