Staff Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner Band 5

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included. 

Band 5 post Theatres, Royal Hospital for children

The Royal Hospital for Children are delighted to advertise an exciting opportunity for Band 5 Theatre Practitioners.

We are looking for well-motivated, hardworking Paediatric & Adult trained Nurses and ODPs to join our dynamic theatre team.

We are looking for a positive, hardworking, flexible & friendly team player, engaged for change and with a passion for high standards of care.

The successful candidate will be part of a large multidisciplinary specialty and will work together with the rest of the theatre department to promote team work and quality care.

Once you have completed an induction period you would be expected to cover a variety of shifts including early, late, weekends and on-calls. The posts are full-time and offer 37.5 hours per week. We work on a rotational basis, mainly working 10 hour shift patterns. 

The suite of 11 theatres encompasses a variety of specialties, inclusive of trauma, Cardiac Surgery, Neuro Surgery, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Urology, Craniofacial, Cleft, Max Fax, Plastics, Ophthalmology, Dental, Gastroenterology, ENT, Respiratory, Medical, Haematology & services in outlying areas, including PICU, NICU, E.D, The Beatson, CT & MRI.  We also have a Cath Lab & an IR suite.   This variety will give you great learning potential with opportunities to rotate within the specialties.

All new starts will be offered a preceptor and be supported to complete induction competencies within their new role.

For any enquires or to arrange a visit please contact:

Amanda Hutchison: AMANDA.HUTCHISON@ggc.scot.nhs.uk Tele: /4380 

Or Claire Bryson: claire.bryson5@ggc.scot.nhs.ukTele:

We look forward to hearing from you.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

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