NHS Scotland
Trainee perioperative assistant (Annex 21) AA
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Job Description
We are currently looking for a hardworking, enthusiastic and friendly person 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 of the aforementioned specialties.
We are delighted to announce that we also have Robotic Assisted Surgical Technology training pathways for specific theatre specialties and its team members.
You should possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to work cohesively within the multidisciplinary team.
Hours
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, upon successful completion (Victoria Hospital) only. This position will include working within both theatre and recovery to meet the needs of the service.
Induction Program
There is a robust induction program which is supported by 3 Clinical Educators and part-time Education Coordinator.
Job Requirements
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.
Please note this is a Trainee post, therefore Annex 21 applies. This position is covered by Annex 21 where the period of training lasts more than one year but less than two years, pay will be as follows:
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- More than one but less than two years prior to completion of training: 70% of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate.
Informal Enquiries
- SCN Lynn Thomson, Tel: 01592 643355 ext: 20454
- SCN Alishia Quinn, Tel: 01592 729900
Salary is pro rata for part-time hours if applicable.
Requirements
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
Employment Eligibility
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 Immigration 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 website.
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.
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