186535 Theatre Practitioner (LI)

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.

As part of a multidisciplinary team the post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs, the development of programmes of care and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients.

In the absence of the Clinical Lead/Team Lead or deputy take charge of the clinical area to ensure effective operation of the department.

The post holder may be expected to participate in duty rosters consisting of day, late and night shift working, where required.  Within some areas the post holder may be required to participate in on call rosters, which provide 24 hour cover over 7 days per week.

The post holder is expected to function as an autonomous practitioner when participating in the on-call for the National Organ Retrieval Service

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. 

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Shalrene Philp on  Sharlene.Philp@nhs.scot