Job reference: 259173
Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date: 30/10/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Victoria Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Department: Theatres - Anaesthetics
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife

Job Advert
We are currently looking for hard working, enthusiastic and friendly people, either RGN or ODP to join our dynamic, fast paced Acute Theatre Suite.

We offer wide and varied surgical specialties that include Maxillo Facial, ENT, General Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Urology & Paediatrics, covering Elective and Emergency procedures in all the afore mentioned specialities.

We are delighted to announce that we also have Robotic Assisted Surgical Technology training pathways for specific theatre specialities and its team members.

Requirements

• A current recognised anaesthetic qualification
• Willingness to rotate through anaesthetic, scrub and recovery roles
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work cohesively within the multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Working Pattern
Hours will be worked to meet the needs of the service which will include shift & weekend work and rotational nights as required, with flexibility to work over all sites in Fife.

Development
There is a robust induction program which is supported by Clinical Educators and an Education Coordinator. We are passionate about investing and developing all our team members. We currently fund and support the Advanced Scrub Practitioner program levels 1 & 2 and the NES Anaesthetic Competency program.

Theatres can be an intense fast paced environment with a team working ethos being at the heart of the services we provide. If you enjoy a challenge and would like to join this busy friendly unit, then this may be the post for you.

Informal enquiries: ACLP Wood. Tel: 01592 643355 ext: 282888 or TL Russell/TL Little. Tel: 01592 643355 ext: 28954

Pre-employment checks
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment. 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. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. 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.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

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