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An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic, motivated Staff Nurse/ODP to join our team as a Band 5 Theatre Practitioner.
We are looking to attract applicants to work in the National Treatment Centre Fife Orthopaedics based within the grounds of the Victoria Hospital consisting of 3 Theatres and a 7 bedded recovery area along with an Orthopaedic ward and associated outpatient services. This will create an exciting opportunity for staff development.
We are looking to recruit experienced/ inexperienced theatre practitioner either RGN or ODP to join our team. It would be desirable to have experience in scrub and circulating roles, although this is not a necessity. There is a robust induction programme which is supported by a dedicated Education team. We are passionate about investing and developing all our team members. We currently fund and support the Advanced Scrub practitioner programme.
You should possess excellent communication skills, have the ability to work well in the multidisciplinary team, and have evidence of continuing professional development. Theatres can be an intense fast paced environment with a team working ethos being at the heart of the service we provide. If you would like to join our busy friendly unit this may be the post for you.
Hours will be worked to meet the needs of the service which will include weekend work as required, with flexibility to work over all sites in Fife.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and 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 Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
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.