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About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
NHS Lanarkshire Renal Medical Physics Department is seeking a competent and enthusiastic Specialist Clinical Technologist to support existing staff in delivering a comprehensive medical equipment management service across hospitals and Health Centres within NHS Lanarkshire.
The post will be based at University Hospital Monklands, with regular travel required to University Hospital Wishaw and University Hospital Hairmyres.
We are looking for a reliable, well-organised, and highly motivated individual with specialist knowledge of a broad range of medical equipment. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the safe, effective, and compliant use of renal and associated medical devices across clinical environments.
This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop and broaden experience across all aspects of the Renal Medical Physics service, working closely with clinical, technical, and operational colleagues.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the Renal Medical Physics on-call rota as part of the role.
In this key role, you will:
- To carry out the servicing/repair/clinical support (assisting users in the operation of the medical equipment) on specialist medical equipment.
- To ensure all work is carried out within the Section is recorded in the computer database.
- To implement the Equipment Management Quality System (registered BS EN ISO 9001:2018) as described in the Work Instructions within the Section as directed, highlighting any problems to the Section Manager or Deputy.
- To implement the planned preventive maintenance programme for the medical equipment under the care of the Section to ensure all equipment is correctly serviced, working, accessible, and safe and fit for the purpose it was intended. Any problems should be reported to the Section Manager or Deputy.
What You'll Bring:
- Education - to/working towards/operating at degree level.
- Expertise within specialty/area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safely, effectively and efficiently.
- Comprehensive knowledge of guidelines and standards within the specialty/area of practice.
- Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the specialty/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within specialty/area of practice.
- Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service deliver
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Scott McDonald, Technical Manager -Medical Physics on Scott.McDonald@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Heather Lamont, Recruitment Administrator on Heather.Lamont@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application
You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack
Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.