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.
NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE
Department of Clinical Physics and Bio-Engineering – Medical Equipment Management
Clinical Engineer – Specialist Clinical Technologist
Band 6
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital – Medical Section
Who we are
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 is 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.
The opportunity
You will work as part of a team of clinical engineer technologists based in the Medical Team within the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
You will have a permanent contract with a 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.
Do you think you can make a difference?
What we love to see
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
• Post graduate experience of medical equipment, for example attending manufacturers technical courses
• Experience of the service, repair and fault finding of a wide range of medical equipment
• Understanding of the clinical, scientific and engineering principles of a broad range of medical devices
• Good organisational and communication skills
Benefits which matter
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)
• NHS discounts and more Your weekly hours You will work Monday to Friday, working 7 hours on a Tuesday and 7.5 hours on a Monday, Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
If you are considering applying and would like to find our more, please contact;
Stephen Glancy (Section Manager) at stephen.glancy3@nhs.scot OR Andy Barnes (Technical Manager) at Andrew.barnes2@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
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