About the Organisation:
As Scotland’s smallest health board, NHS Orkney is driven by a bold vision: looking after our community and providing excellent care. Whether you’re starting your NHS journey or bringing expertise from another NHS employer, your skills will make a real difference to the health and lives of Orkney’s 22,000 residents.
Our state-of-the-art healthcare facility, The Balfour, opened in 2019 and is home to modern inpatient wards, an emergency department, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices, and the Scottish Ambulance Service. Collaboration thrives here, ensuring exceptional care for every patient. Beyond our main facility, we’re investing in our outer isles, enhancing services, and transforming patient care across our islands.
About Orkney:
Orkney itself is nothing short of magical. With over 70 islands (20 inhabited), this breathtaking destination offers stunning landscapes, unique wildlife, and vibrant cultural and sporting activities. Recognised as one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney promises a lifestyle like no other.
The Post:
NHS Orkney seek a highly experienced Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) to provide clinical and managerial leadership across Theatre and Day Surgery units.
NHS Orkney’s brand-new Theatre Unit provides over 2000 procedures annually and includes both elective and emergency surgical care across several clinical specialities including: General surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT, Max Fax, trauma & elective Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynae, Endoscopy, as well as damage control surgery and optimisation for onward transfer of patients to tertiary centres. The service is delivered across two theatres and a minor procedures room.