251491 R1 (MG) Mobile Wheelchair Technician
Job Description
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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.
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 Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
An opportunity has arisen for a Mobile Technician within the Wheelchair, Delivery, Repair and Refurbishment Service (WDRRS). The service is based at the Community Equipment Service Store, Peffermill, Edinburgh, and is part of the SMART (Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology) Services at Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh.
Responsibilities
- Undertake repairs and maintenance of manual and powered wheelchairs and children’s buggies, either at the workplace or in the community depending on service need.
- Provide cover for other members of the service, such as the stores and workshop staff, as required.
- Work to the service’s standard operating procedures and NHS Lothian’s policies and procedures, including all Health & Safety requirements.
Work Hours and Conditions
This is a permanent, part time post for 21.6 hours across three full weekdays (the service is open to days that suit the successful candidate). As from 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week, with corresponding increase in hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
Reference: 251491
Contract Type: Permanent
