Theatre Practitioner AA

NHS National Services Scotland; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A public healthcare service in Kirkcaldy is seeking enthusiastic individuals qualified as RGN or ODP to join their Acute Theatre Suite. The role will involve participating in various surgical specialties, working flexible hours to accommodate service demands. Candidates must have excellent communication skills, work well in teams, and have evidence of ongoing professional development. This position may involve shift and weekend work, with a supportive induction program for new staff.

Qualifications

• Must be either RGN or ODP qualified.
• Evidence of continuing professional development required.

Responsibilities

• Join a dynamic, fast-paced Acute Theatre Suite.
• Participate in varied surgical specialties including Maxillo Facial, ENT, and more.
• Work flexible hours to meet service needs.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

Job description

Overview

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

Specialties

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 aforementioned specialities.

Training Pathways

You should possess excellent communication skills, have the ability to work cohesively within the multidisciplinary team and have evidence of continuing professional development. Part time or full time hours will be considered. 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.

Induction and Development

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

Environment

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.

Contact

Informal enquiries: SCN Alishia Quinn. Tel: [phone] ext: 28282 or SCN Lynn Thomson. Tel: [phone] ext: 20454

Requirements

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

Salary and Hours

Please note as this a part time post salary is pro rata (if applicable). As from 1/4/2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro‑rata. Please note that the pay scale in this advert will not be changing as a result.

Right to Work

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. 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 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 website here. 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 licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here. 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.

Equality and Diversity

NHS Fife offers flexible working and family‑friendly policies and fully supports disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. 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.