PS- Senior Charge Nurse​/Senior Charge ODP

Perioperative Services – Dr Gray’s Hospital, Moray

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.

• Provide visible, compassionate leadership across the perioperative continuum (anaesthetics, scrub, circulation, recovery).
• Lead day‑to‑day operations, staffing, and safe delivery of scheduled theatre lists, ensuring resilient coverage and adherence to perioperative standards.
• Drive service improvement and development, including training, competency assurance, and readiness for expanding scheduled activity.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to embed best practice, clinical pathways, and documentation standards across perioperative care.
• Foster a learning culture, coaching, mentoring, and supporting practitioners, NGNs/ODPs, HCSWs, and students.

• Registered Nurse (Adult) or ODP with substantial perioperative experience (women’s services desirable).
• Proven leadership in theatre operations, workforce planning, rostering, and escalation for safe staffing.
• Strong track record in service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement within perioperative settings.
• Confident communicator who builds effective relationships across clinical and managerial teams.
• Committed to education, supervision, and competency sign‑off frameworks for all perioperative practice (including women’s and obstetric competencies).

• An opportunity to collaboratively lead Perioperative Services at DGH during a pivotal phase of service enhancements and the development of a consultant‑led obstetric service.
• Support from a collaborative multidisciplinary team and access to structured perioperative learning resources and case‑based workbooks specific to DGH.
• Professional development and scope to influence workforce models, pathways, and perioperative standards for Moray.
• Relocation support may be available for the right candidate (subject to organisational policy).
• Agenda for Change full‑time working week will reduce from 37 to 36 hours per week from 1 April 2026, with a corresponding increase in hourly rate to keep pay unchanged.
• Key worker housing support – temporary accommodation for key workers moving to Moray to support recruitment, with a minimum of six months and possible extension up to 12 months.

• Lead rostering, skills‑mix, and real‑time theatre coordination to deliver safe scheduled obstetric lists.
• Implement, monitor, and refine clinical pathways and documentation standards (Opera / Badger Net obstetric workflows).
• Oversee education and competency programmes; maintain training records and sign‑offs across anaesthetics, scrub, circulation, and recovery.
• Champion incident learning, audit, and QI cycles; report outcomes and drive improvement.
• Engage with recruitment, induction, and retention initiatives to build a resilient team.

Moray Council offers temporary accommodation for key workers moving to Moray to support recruitment in the public sector, including NHS roles. The accommodation is provided for a minimum of six months, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. Applicants must be moving to Moray from outside the area and must be willing to accept a Short Scottish Secure Tenancy (SSST), a temporary housing arrangement.

As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all.