Clinical Skills Technician - Medical Education

NHS National Services Scotland; Bothwell; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a candidate to support clinical skills education. The role involves preparing and setting up courses while working with various medical equipment. Applicants should possess relevant qualifications and experience within a healthcare setting. Join a supportive environment dedicated to enhancing skills and career development.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Educated to HNC in an IM&T subject or equivalent.
• Previous experience in a healthcare environment required.
• Computer literate across a range of packages.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing support and delivery of courses in the clinical skills environment.
• Set up daily technical elements of all courses using various equipment.
• Work as part of the medical education clinical skills team.

Skills

Effective listening

Communication

Team working

Planning

Organisational skills

Interest in simulation

Education

HNC in an IM&T subject

SVQ III in an IM&T subject or equivalent experience

Job description

The Role

The post holder will assist in providing support and delivery of new and existing courses in the simulation and clinical skills environment.

Contribute to the development of the clinical skills programme

The aim is to prepare and set-up the daily technical elements of all courses using a range of equipment and supplies including, part task trainers, computer based simulators, audiovisual equipment and appropriate medical and surgical equipment making effective utilisation of resources under the direction of the Clinical Skills Consultant and Clinical Skills Specialists

The post holder will operate as part of the wider NHSL Medical Education Clinical Skills team.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

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.

What we'll need you to bring

Specific experience and educational requirements include: -

• Educated to HNC in an IM&T subject or SVQ III in an IM&T subject plus experience. Or Equivalent experience
• Previous and on-going experience in a health care environment
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent team working skills with ability to work on own initiative
• Computer Literate across a range of packages
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• An interest in simulation (essential)
• Car driver – licence (essential)

The above duties and responsibilities are intended to represent current priorities and are not meant to be conclusive list. The post holder may from time to time be asked to undertake other reasonable duties. Any changes will be made in discussion with the post holder in the light of service needs.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

Contract type

Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 Months

Full time

37 hours

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 Months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Medical Education within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Tracy Tannahill , Executive PA [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

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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.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.