EG255971 - NGN Children's Staff Nurse/ODP

Job reference:

255971

Salary:

Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)

Job closing date:

29/09/2026

Job Type:

Nursing and Midwifery

Location:

Royal Aberdeen Childrens Hospital

Employment type:

Fixed-term

Hours Per Week:

36 & 29.11

Job posted date:

15/09/2026

Employer (NHS Board):

NHS Grampian

Department:

Theatres

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our 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. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

RACH Theatres are looking for Band 5 New graduated children's registered nurses/ODP to join our team for a secondment opportunity. The theatre department caters for a range of patient ages starting from neonates to 16 year olds in a wide variety of specialities.

Perioperative experience would be an advantage in at least one speciality either scrub, anaesthetics or recovery.

The posts are for 36 & 29.11 hours per week over a variety of shift patterns and for 11 months fixed term secondment.

If you would like to visit our small and friendly department or to get more information; please contact 50218 and ask for one of the senior team or SCN Louise Webster on 54830.

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