Clinical Engineer-Practitioner Clinical Technologist-Medical Physics

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Mon-Fri, 8-4 (Tuesday is 8-3.30).

Medical equipment is used for medical treatment and diagnosis of patients in all areas of a hospital and beyond. Having fully functional and accurate medical equipment is essential for the safe diagnosis and treatment of patients, and it is the Medical Equipment Management service that is responsible for that equipment.

The Medical Equipment Management service are a team of highly trained clinical engineer technologists who are experts on medical equipment. We work across ten hospital sites in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, managing the full life-cycle of over 55,000 medical equipment devices, completing over 60,000 jobs per year.

You will work as part of a team of clinical engineer technologists based at Glasgow Royal Infirmary / Princess Royal Maternity.

You will have a permanent contract with a 37 hour working week that is Monday to Friday. Every day is different, you could be called to theatre to help with an equipment failure one day, or the next day commissioning new medical equipment, to the next day performing planned maintenance in an out-patient clinic.

You will work with a wide range of medical devices including high and medium risk equipment, for example an infusion pump. You will undertake a 2 year competency based training programme which will develop your skills to enable you to commission, calibrate, performance assure and repair a wide range of medical equipment.

Do you think you can make a difference?

We are looking for people that are passionate about medical equipment, patient safety, engineering and helping people. People that work well in a team, and have a desire to learn.

If you can offer some or all of the following, we would love you to apply:

• Engineering or Technology knowledge to SCQF Level 9
• Experience of the service, repair and fault finding of medical equipment
• Understanding of the clinical, scientific and engineering principles of medical equipment
• Good organisational and communication skills

As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday (pro rata)
• 37 hour working week
• NHS discounts and more

You will work Monday to Friday, working 7 hours on a Tuesday and 7.5 hours on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Closing Date: 22.09.2024

If you are considering applying and would like to find our more, please contact;

Walter Ross (Section Manager) at walter.ross@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Lesley Sneddon (Technical Manager) at lesley.sneddon@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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