Job Overview
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its 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.
We currently have a vacancy for a full‑time Senior Healthcare Support Worker in Woodend Theatres.
This is an elective Orthopaedic Suite with 6 theatres and 2 recoveries – 12 beds in total in recovery. We care for patients who are receiving Orthopaedic procedures. The surgery, which is mostly elective with some trauma, covers a wide variety from shoulders to feet, and also includes neck surgery, spinal surgery and tumour surgery.
We presently work Monday to Friday. Experience is an advantage but not essential, as in‑house training will be given. You will be required to complete the Circulating Competencies and Mandatory Induction standard workbook for Healthcare Support Workers.
Interviews will be held on 8 June 2026.
Additional Information For Candidates
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We are a disability‑confident employer and are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event that circumstances may prevent candidates attending in person, to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.
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.
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