Advanced Perioperative Assistant

NHS Scotland; Scotland; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a hard-working, enthusiastic theatre team member to join our busy Theatre Suite across Fife sites. You will work within a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment, supporting Maxillo Facial, ENT, General Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Urology and Paediatrics.

Applicants should have SVQ level 3 in Peri-operative practice; experience in theatre essential; PVG clearance required prior to appointment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a theatre is essential.
• SVQ level 3 in Peri-operative practice is required.
• Ability to work in shifts including weekends and nights.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the theatre team during surgical procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times within a busy, fast-paced unit.
• Follow policies and participate in the PVG clearance process.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

SVQ level 3 in Peri-operative practice

Job description

We are currently looking for a hard working; enthusiastic and friendly person to join our dynamic, fast paced 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 of 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.

You should possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to work cohesively within the multidisciplinary team. Experience of working within a theatre is essential, while maintaining confidentiality at all times.

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.

Applicants should have undertaken and possess SVQ level 3 in Peri-operative practice.

Additional scrub units are desirable but not essential and will be worked on upon taking up this post. Salary would reflect this and change accordingly on completion/sign off of competencies.

There is a robust induction program which is supported by our Theatre Education team.

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.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere. 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 sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

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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.

Reference: 261240

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 23/11/2026