ODP/Staff Nurse

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.

ODP/Staff Scrub Nurse

Band 5 £31,892 - £39,735 per annum (pro rata)

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,349 (pro rata)

37 hours per week

Permanent post

A vacancy has arisen in the Theatre Suite, Western Isles Hospital on the Island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This is an archipelago of islands of the west coast of Scotland offering dramatic landscapes with outstanding beauty, access to wildlife, outdoor pursuits and traditional culture and values: https://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/lewis-harris-stornoway/.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic ODP/Staff Scrub nurse to join our theatre team. The post will provide varied experience and scrubbing opportunities to learn in, Elective General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Obs & Gynae, Oral surgery, Urology, Endoscopy, Emergency Trauma and a Named Nurse role. Working hours will be shiftwork (early/late) Monday-Sunday and the successful applicant will be required to participate in an out-of-hours “on call” rota, living within a 11-mile radius or being prepared to stay in residency when on call.

We are very much patient-focussed and there is a great team spirit within our small department. Applicants should be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills with a flexible team-orientated approach. Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.

The successful applicant will be required to be registered with the PVG scheme and have HCPC registration or NMC registration. This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

For further information please contact Lesley Sangster, Senior Charge Nurse, Theatre, on 01851 704704 ext. 2114.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/,  còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.

Closing Date: 24th October 2024

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.