NHS Lanarkshire Careers

Explore Our Careers

NHS Lanarkshire advertises all vacancies on the NHS Scotland Recruitment website at https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/. The link to apply will be included in the job advert.

Allied Health Professions

Allied health professionals covers a range of jobs set in our hospitals, clinics, community and health centres. Below are some examples of our jobs.

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• Orthotist
• Physiotherapist
• Podiatrist
• Prosthetist
• Speech and language therapist
• Therapeutic radiographer

Occupational Therapy

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Business and administration

Business and administrative services is one of NHS Scotland’s largest job families. Roles within this area cover a wide range of different occupations and professions, from administrative assistants to human resources staff to medical receptionists.

• IT service desk technician
• Medical receptionist
• Medical secretary
• Project manager
• Project officer
• Ward clerk
• Executive Director

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University Hospital Monklands Porter

Healthcare science

Healthcare scientists play an important role in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of many health conditions. Our healthcare scientists work with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals and are essential members of the healthcare team.

• Audiologist
• Biomedical scientist
• Cardiac physiologist
• Clinical scientist
• Healthcare science support worker
• Medical illustrator

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Healthcare support worker

Healthcare support workers are integral staff to NHS Lanarkshire. They assist our healthcare professionals to deliver quality, patient centred care.

• Nursing support worker
• Occupational therapy support worker
• Maternity support worker
• Radiography support worker
• Theatre support worker

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Medical

If you are interested in a career in medicine or you have already started studying medicine at university, we have lots of options for you. There are more than 50 different recognised specialities from general practice to acute medicine to paediatrics.

Here is a list of some of the areas of medicine you may be interested in:

• Neonates
• Nephrology
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Occupational Medicine
• Oncology
• Opthalmology
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Radiology
• Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

For more information on how to become a medic, please visit our Find your Pathway page.

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Medical Education

Psychiatry 

Nursing & Midwifery

Our midwives help to prepare new parents for parenthood by supporting them in making lifestyle changes for the benefit of their future family life. Being a midwife covers much more than delivering babies, although that’s a crucial part of the job.

If you would like to support mothers during pregnancy and ensure the best quality of care for babies at the earliest stages of life, this could be the career for you.

Our nurses have a vital role in helping patients understand information about their diagnoses and treatment. They also respond to each patient’s physical, clinical and emotional needs.

The key role of a nurse is to deliver person-centred, safe and effective care.

University Hospital Wishaw Paediatrics Department

Emergency Department 

Theatres

Learning Disability Service

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Optometry

Optometry is a regulated healthcare profession concerned with eyecare, vision and visual systems. Optometrists are primary healthcare practitioners trained to examine the eyes to detect defects in vision, signs of injury, diseases of the eye or abnormality and problems with general health, such as high blood pressure or diabetes. Optometrists prescribe and fit glasses, contact lenses, other visual aids to improve vision and refer patients for further treatment, when necessary.

• Optometrist
• Dispensing optician

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Pharmacy

Our Pharmacy staff work within our hospital wards and clinics alongside other healthcare professionals to provide advice and support to patients on how to take their medicines. They identify and make sure that medicines patients were taking before admission to hospital are still appropriate before they leave the hospital.

Pharmacy staff also work in primary care settings including our health centres and GP practices. They see patients who need help and advice with their medicines and treat people with long term conditions, such as asthma and diabetes.

Community pharmacies are where you can buy over the counter products for minor ailments such as coughs, aches and pains. You can get prescriptions your dispensed and receive lifestyle advice for better health, including information about giving up smoking, losing weight and healthy eating.

• Pharmacist
• Pharmacy technician
• Pharmacy support worker

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Psychology

Psychology is the study of how people think, feel and behave. Through specialist techniques, our psychologists work closely with patients to understand the causes of behaviour and the mental processes involved. They help to manage and treat patient conditions to improve mental health and wellbeing.

• Assistant psychologist
• Clinical psychologist
• Counselling psychologist
• Neuropsychologist
• Child and adolescent mental health clinician

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Public Dental Service

Our dental team support dentists to provide oral health services to people including a range of treatment for oral and dental disease, injury or dental irregularities. The dental team consists of;

• Dentists
• Dental nurses
• Dental technicians
• Dental therapists
• Dental hygienists
• Oral health educators
• Dental health support workers
• Administration, clerical and operational staff

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Out of Hours

The primary care out of hours team is a dedicated multi-disciplinary service, consisting of GPs, senior charge nurses, advanced nurse practitioners and nurse practitioners who all work together to ensure patients are seen and treated in a timely manner.

Calls into the service are triaged to ensure the patient receives the best form of care, whether that be over the phone, at home or face-to-face at the primary care centre.

You can find out more about the roles within the out of hours team by watching our Out of Hours Service video.

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