Staff Nurse​/Operating Department Practitioner - Theatres

Staff Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner - Theatres

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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.

The shift pattern for this post consist of 37 hours per week. Effective 1 April 2026, the full-time working hours for all Agenda for Change posts will be reduced to 36 hours.

Gartnavel General theatres are looking for Band 5 perioperative practitioners for our fantastic elective team. Due to an expansion of service we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated applicants that have an interest of working in the peri-operative environment. GGH theatre suite consists of 13 theatres covering a variety of specialties including General Surgery, Brachytherapy, Oncoplastic/Breast Surgery, Urology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Orthopaedic elective/trauma and Interventional Radiology.

Previous experience within the peri-operative environment, is an advantage however not essential as the department offers team support and continuing education opportunities.

South Sector Theatres undertake a Perioperative dual training programme and Multi-speciality training supported by the GGC Centre of Clinical Perioperative Excellence. You will be supported in post-registration education by the Perioperative Education Teams and will have access to training and education pertinent to the job.

• Assessment of care needs and development of a programme of care.
• Implementation and evaluation of programmes ensuring delivery of high quality care to patients within the perioperative department.
• Work on your own initiative and as part of an integrated team.
• Demonstrate flexibility by working within a service that runs over a five day week and includes out of hours working.
• Engage in multi-site working within NHS Greater Glasgow to achieve the needs of the service.

• Current NMC/HCPC registration prior to start date.
• Live NMC UK pin.
• PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland Check.
• Perioperative dual training programme or multi-speciality training supported by the GGC Centre of Clinical Perioperative Excellence (preferred).

Informal contact:
Monica Long, SCN, On  or email

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

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