Appliance Officer

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Appliance Officer to join our team at University Hospital Wishaw. To provide a comprehensive administrative service within the department to Orthotists, Consultants, Associate Specialists, Registrars, Junior Doctors, Nurse Specialists and Physiotherapists.

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

Good basic education. Understanding of a range of work procedures, all of which are non-routine, requiring an intermediate level of theoretical knowledge Expertise knowledge gained through experience of Government Prescription Charges and Exemption Categories. Expertise knowledge gained through experience of the range of administration procedures. Knowledge of Software programmes Understanding of medical terms and knowledge acquired through further experience. Good organisational and communication skills

It would be great if you also have

RSA3/SVQ3/NC Secretarial Studies or equivalent Knowledge or experience of a Surgical Appliance/Orthotic Demonstrable experience in an equivalent/relevant position Experience of PMS Proficient IT skills which include a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages Car Driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 Hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Orthotics within University Hospital Wishaw

Looking to find out more?

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

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 )

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 .

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