Training Specialist

Glasgow
3 weeks ago
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CK Group is recruiting for a Training Specialist (blood glucose & ketone solutions) to join a company in the medical devices industry on a contract basis for 6 months with a possible further 6 months extension.

Salary:
Paying between £185 - £240 per day PAYE.

Training Specialist Role:

Deliver Expert Training: Provide and record product training for internal and external customers, ensuring compliance with our client's standards.
Customer Support: Handle training-related inquiries, from product installation to ongoing contract support, offering occasional troubleshooting and technical assistance as needed.
On-Site Activities: Support hardware/software implementations during product launches.Your Background:

Background in nursing.
Knowledge of Primary/Secondary Care organisations within the NHS, ideally in a hospital environment.
Experience in designing and delivering high-quality, customised training programmes aligned with patient pathway strategies.
Demonstrates depth of scientific knowledge, both theoretical and practical, in a medical setting.
Strong communication, time management, and decision-making skills.
Full UK/EU (or equivalent) driving license.
Passport for potential overseas training.
Fluent in written and verbal English.Company:
Our client is one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, discovering, developing and providing over 160 different medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products to help improve the lives of millions of people in the UK and around the world every year.

Location: 
This role is field-based working across the central belt of Scotland, in particular Lanarkshire and Glasgow.  There will be regular travel across the region, including possible overnight stays and occasional unsocial hours to meet business requirements.

Apply:
For more information, or to apply for this Training Specialist please contact the Key Accounts Team on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). Please quote reference (Apply online only).

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK

Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

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