NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
Who are we?
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 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
You will have a permanent contract with a 36-hour working week that is Monday to Friday. Every day is different; you could be called to the accident and emergency to help with an equipment failure one day, or the next day commissioning new medical equipment, or the next day performing planned maintenance in an outpatient clinic. You will receive competency-based training on a range of low-risk and non-complex medical equipment, which will enable you to commission, calibrate, performance assure and repair that equipment.
Do you think you can make a difference?
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
Based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Medical Section, Glasgow.
36hour working week, Monday to Friday.
7.2 hours per day.
Work takes place across various clinical environments, including A&E, outpatient clinics and other hospital departments.
Key responsibilities:
Responding to equipment failures in clinical areas such as A&E.
Commissioning new medical equipment.
Performing planned maintenance on lowrisk and noncomplex devices.
Calibrating, performanceassuring and repairing equipment after competencybased training.
Supporting safe diagnosis and treatment by ensuring equipment is functional and accurate.
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
Have Engineering or Technology knowledge to SCQF Level 8.
Understand electrical, electronic and general engineering principles.
Have experience in faultfinding, servicing and repairing electronic/electrical systems.
Possess strong organisational and communication skills.
Competencybased training on a range of lowrisk medical devices.
Development in commissioning, calibration, performance assurance and repair.
What we offer:
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.
As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
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A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
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Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
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Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
- Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
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Enhanced pay for working public holidays
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NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
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Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Stephen Glancy (Section Manager) at [email protected]
Andy Barnes (Technical Manager) at [email protected]
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
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