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Job reference: 140713
Salary: Band 2 (£23,362 - £25,368)
Job closing date: 19/03/2023
Job Type: Medical Support
Location: National Treatment Centre
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 02/03/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Theatres - National Treatment Centre

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​​​​​​​We are seeking enthusiastic people to become Heath Care Support Workers (HCSW) who are keen to learn new skills and develop their careers to join the newly forming National Treatment Centre - Highland (NTC) Theatre Team.

The NTC-H is a new purpose built centre which will provide care for both Ophthalmology and Orthopaedic Patients. The Centre is under construction on the City's University Campus and has 5 theatres, a 24-bedded ward and dedicated Ophthalmology Outpatient Department. Successful applicants will be based at Raigmore Hospital, prior to the NTC opening.

The NTC will cater for elective adult patients undergoing Hip/Knee replacements, we will also perform hand, foot and ankle surgery. We will also perform a vast array of Ophthalmology procedures under local and general anaesthetic.

You will be supported to develop skills within a Theatre environment  and we aim to promote flexible working arrangements.

We are aspiring to build resilience across the Theatre Team within the new Centre by providing opportunities to develop a wide-range of skills and offer career progression.

Informal enquiries to:  michael.riach@nhs.scot  Senior Charge Practitioner, Theatres NTC-H    email: michael.riach@nhs.scot

​​​​​​​Please visit the National Treatment Centre website at https://ntchighland.org.uk 


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