PS251891 - Senior Charge Nurse / Senior Charge ODP

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, compassionate leadership across the perioperative continuum (anaesthetics, scrub, circulation, recovery).
• Lead day to day operations, staffing, and safe delivery of scheduled theatre lists, ensuring resilient coverage and adherence to perioperative standards.
• Drive service improvement and development, including training, competency assurance, and readiness for expanding scheduled activity.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to embed best practice, clinical pathways, and documentation standards across perioperative care.
• Foster a learning culture—coaching, mentoring, and supporting practitioners, NGNs/ODPs, HCSWs, and students.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (Adult) or ODP with substantial perioperative experience (women’s services desirable).
• Proven leadership in theatre operations, workforce planning, rostering, and escalation for safe staffing.
• Strong track record in service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement within perioperative settings.
• Confident communicator who builds effective relationships across clinical and managerial teams.
• Committed to education, supervision, and competency sign-off frameworks for all perioperative practice (including women’s and obstetric competencies).

Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Additional Information

Key Worker Housing Support: Moray Council offers temporary accommodation for key workers moving to Moray to support recruitment in the public sector, including NHS roles. This opportunity is designed to help individuals who are unable to secure housing locally while starting their new job. Key worker points will be awarded based on employer confirmation of recruitment need, and housing will be provided for a minimum of six months, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. This accommodation option allows applicants time to secure permanent housing while addressing local recruitment challenges.

Additional Information for Candidates

As of April 1st, 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part-time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected. As a disability confident employer, we 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.

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NHS Grampian

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.