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Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner Recovery Band 5

An excellent opportunity has arisen for full time and part time scrub registered nurses or operating department practitioners to join our experienced and dynamic friendly team.

Relocation Assistance may be available.

If a career in surgery interests you we will give you the necessary training to excel in your job.

You will work with a multi – professional team to ensure a high standard of care is given to patient groups attending theatre. You would be required to have evidence of post registration nursing experience or experience as an operating department practitioner, excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team is essential. An out of hours on call service is provided by theatre staff and you would be expected to participate

Elgin is the largest community in Moray with over 24 000 people and is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. Moray has been ranked among the top ten safest areas to live in Scotland.  The beautiful town of Elgin is full of rich medieval history and surrounded by breath-taking scenery. Elgin’s busy town centre offers wide range of shops, cafes and restaurants.

An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates.

Informal enquiries to Senior Charge Nurse Karen Hughes Theatre Dr Grays Elgin 01343 567319

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.