Job details
- Job reference: 262514
- Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
- Job closing date: 29/10/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: The Balfour
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 22.5
- Job posted date: 15/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Orkney
- Department: Theatre
About the Organisation:
As Scotland’s smallest health board, NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you’re new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference.
Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We’re also investing in services across our outer isles, ensuring high-quality care reaches every corner of Orkney.
We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do – Open and honest, Respect and Kindness – from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.
About Orkney:
With over 70 islands – 20 of them inhabited – Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close-knit community and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it’s a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s both fulfilling and inspiring.
The Position:
An excellent opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners to join our Theatre team on a bank basis. This role offers a unique and rewarding chance to work within the Theatre environment, supporting anaesthetic, scrub, circulating, and recovery duties for patients.
As part of our multi-professional team, you will help deliver a high standard of care to patients attending the Day Unit and Theatre. Bank staff play a vital role in maintaining service continuity, and flexibility is key. You will also be expected to participate in the out-of-hours on-call service provided by Theatre staff, which requires availability at The Balfour within 25 minutes of a call-out notification.
If you are looking for a flexible way to contribute your skills and experience while supporting patient care in a dynamic setting, we would love to hear from you.
The Candidate:
You will be required to have evidence of post registration nursing experience in a Theatre setting, in at least two of the four disciplines: anaesthetics, recovery, scrub and circulating. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team is also essential. With our new Hospital & Healthcare Facilities just open with state-of-the-art technology this is an excellent time to join NHS Orkney.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration:
This post will be based at The Balfour
The successful candidate will work: Part Time 22.5 hours per week
This post is Fixed-Term for 9 months due to substantive postholders return from maternity leave
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits and Salary:
Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
The salary for this post is Band 5 and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us.
NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
Further Information:
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If there are additional requirements you would like to request, please contact ork.recruitment@nhs.scot
For further guidance on the recruitment process and tips for creating a strong application, please refer to our Candidate Application Pack.
To find out more about this opportunity please contact Shona Sclater, Senior Charge Operating Department Practitioner on shona.sclater@nhs.scot
This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.
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This advert is for Registered Theatre Practitioner with NHS Orkney in Kirkwall, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 5 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £34,544 - £43,039. The contract type is Fixed-term. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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