Clinical Engineer - Specialist Practitioner Clinical Technologist - #1763077

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.

In order to apply to for this position you must have a live pin with the NMC UK.

The shift pattern for this position Monday - Friday 0800 - 1600 / Tuesday - 0800 - 15.30

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 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 more than 60,000 jobs per year.

You will work as part of a team of clinical engineer technologists based at Gartnavel General 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. You will work with a wide range of medical devices including specialist and highly complex equipment. You will receive both manufacturer and in-house specialist training, to develop your skills to enable you to commission, calibrate, performance assure and repair a wide range of specialist and highly complex 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 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

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

Informal contact: Ryan Blair (Section Manager) at [email protected]

Due to the anticipated response to this post it may close before the closing date noted on the advert therefore once you start your application form please complete it immediately.

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