Clinical Technologist Assistant

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An opportunity has arisen for a position within the Medical Equipment Management Service. Although the post will be based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the successful candidate will be required to work on all sites throughout NHS Lothian to support the delivery of a medical equipment management service.

We are looking for applicants who are self-motivated and able to work effectively within a team to ensure the day-to-day running of the service. Good interpersonal skills are essential, as is a flexible and methodical approach to the required tasks. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, conscientious and technically capable individual able to join a team providing medical equipment management services within NHS Lothian.

The primary role of the post is:

• to carry out medical equipment audits and produce accurate equipment lists,
• asset labelling of medical devices to assist with radio frequency identification (RFID) asset tracking, and
• ensuring that information on the medical equipment management system is accurate.

Please note that this position falls under the Medical Equipment Contracts Team. Therefore, any references in the job description to the post holder being managed by the Workshop Manager or Sector Manager should be understood to mean that the post holder will instead report to the Medical Equipment Contracts Manager.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Zuzana Krajcovic and Nicola Cawthorne via email at the following addresses:

Please note that interviews will be held only in person.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

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we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Reference:
259298

Contract Type:
Permanent

Posted On:
10 Sep 2026

Closing Date:
24/09/2026