Trainee Perioperative Assistant; annex AA

Position

We are currently looking for a hard‑working, enthusiastic and friendly person to join our dynamic, fast‑paced Day Surgery Theatre Suite as a Trainee Peri‑operative Assistant*.

We offer wide and varied surgical specialties that include Maxillo‑Facial, ENT, General Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma, Gynaecology, Urology, Ophthalmology and plastic surgery procedures.

You should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to work cohesively within the multidisciplinary team. Hours will be worked Monday‑Friday with flexibility to work across all sites in Fife. This position will include working within both theatre and recovery.

There is a robust induction program supported by 3 Clinical Educators and a part‑time Education Coordinator.

It is a part‑time post; salary is pro‑rata. From 1/4/2026, 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. The pay scale in this advert will not change as a result.

All employees must be legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a UK or Irish national, you must confirm your right to work in your application. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible for sponsorship BEFORE submitting your application form.

This post does not meet the criteria for sponsorship.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We welcome applications from all sections of society. We fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments.

* Annex 21 trainees are paid a percentage of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate which is dependent on the duration of the training period (see Terms and Conditions).

Informal enquiries: SCN Lynn Thomson, Tel: ext: 28284; SCN Julie Gillespie, Tel: ext: 20454; SCN Alishia Quinn, Tel: