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The National Treatment Centre (NTC) Highland offers ophthalmology and orthopaedic services to surrounding communities in a new and unique, purpose-built facility.

Situated at the heart of the Inverness Campus, the National Treatment Centre - Highland hosts NHS Highland’s entire eye care service, including surgical and outpatient facilities.

The NTC also delivers a range of elective orthopaedic care, offering uncomplicated hip and knee replacements, foot, ankle and hand surgery.

three NHS staff in uniform

Now recruiting

We are searching for exceptional people to fill a diverse range of roles to help drive the National Treatment Centre:

  • theatre practitioners
  • anaesthetics assistants
  • domestic assistants
  • facilities supervisors
  • catering assistants
  • staff nurses 

We would love to hear from those who have recently retired and welcome the opportunity for flexible working. Contact us to find out more about the exciting opportunities and potential for career development here at the NTC.

Our work with other stakeholders continues to develop a pilot scheme which will see us attracting more school leavers into healthcare. This pilot started in 2023.

The NTC Highland team has taken to the road to promote the NTC and NHS Highland opportunities at nursing and healthcare recruitment fairs.

A rolling programme of recruitment is in place to attract:

See more videos on YouTube about the National Treatment Centre.

We would love to hear from you and if you would like an informal chat please send us an email.

Quotes from clinical leads

"If you’re aiming to take the next step in your career, then NHS Highland is a great place with lots of opportunities to do that."
Jayne Halcrow, Anaesthetic Lead for the NTC

"Training opportunities are growing, we always get good reports from people who come to study and learn from us. Because we are able to give very close supervision, we are able to mentor junior doctors or optometrists or orthoptists who are now joining the department."
Andy Pyott, Acting Service Lead for Ophthalmology 

"I can speak from experience having been a trainee myself here many years ago, its a great diverse population to work with. Given the geographical area we are in, we’re exposed to a full gamut of trauma from a high velocity of road traffic accidents to injuries encountered by outdoor enthusiasts such as mountaineers, skiers, ice climbers as well as catering for a huge tourist influx in summer so year on year we’ve seen a substantial rise in trauma operating gear."
Colin McNair, Clinical Lead for Orthopaedics

Meet the clinical team.

NTC Highland patients (video)

Rosie Brennan, Eye Consultant at NTC Highland.

Life in the Highlands, and the National Treatment Centre - Highland

NHS Highland staff talk about life in the Highlands and the new National Treatment Centre - Highland.

Last updated: 2 September 2024

Next review date: 24 December 2024