Recovery Practitioner - Main Theatres

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham seeks a passionate Recovery Practitioner for a full-time role in Main Theatres Recovery. This permanent position offers 37.5 hours per week, focusing on delivering exceptional patient care in a dynamic setting. The successful candidate will join a supportive team, participate in a diverse range of surgical specialties, and contribute to high-quality perioperative care. Salary ranges from £31,049 to £37,796 per annum, offering a competitive opportunity in a major trauma centre.

Qualifications

• Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration is essential.
• Experience of delivering care to patients in an acute hospital setting is required.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development or relevant courses is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality holistic care to patients.
• Facilitate communication between the team.
• Contribute to developing professional practice.

Skills

Computer literacy & IT skills

Understanding of the Theatre/Recovery role

Education

Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

Main area Main Theatres Recovery Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 164-7544065-VC

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Cross Campus Town Nottingham Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/12/2025 23:59

Recovery Practitioner - Main Theatres

Band 5

Job overview

Are you passionate about excellent patient care? Are you looking for a new challenge in your nursing career? Do you want to work in a supportive and encouraging team? Then come join us in Theatre Recovery at NUH.

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and proactive Adult and Paediatric trained nurses/ODP’s to join our friendly and supportive team

NUH Theatre Recovery spans 2 campuses – QMC and City – and provides care for patients in the immediate post-operative phase for both adult and paediatric patients covering 46 operating theatres following emergency and elective surgeries. Surgical specialties include major trauma, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, hepatobiliary, general surgery, maxillofacial, spinal surgery, eye surgery, ENT, obstetrics, vascular, upper GI, thoracic and burns. Paediatric patients are cared for at QMC.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining a pro-active, dynamic team of nurses and ODP’s, who offer the best standards of perioperative care.

Every day is different - challenging but rewarding. We pride ourselves on team work, learning and being forward thinking.

Expectations are to deliver a high quality service, with patient safety a priority.

You should be able to demonstrate effective team working and work to the highest standards of evidence based
practice.

A sense of humour and pride in your job is essential.

NUH is a Major Trauma Centre offering fantastic support to a diverse range of students and learners and therefore the successful applicant should either hold or be willing to work towards a level three mentorship qualification.

The successful applicant will participate in the current Main Theatre Recovery rota which includes out of hours work, nights and weekend shifts. There is a commitment to Bank Holiday work.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To deliver high quality holistic care to patients

To facilitate efficient and effective care and communication between the team

To actively contribute to developing the professional practice of the Clinical Support Division

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development or other relevant courses

Skills

• Demonstrate Computer literacy & use of IT skills – e.g. e‑mail, Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Experience

• Demonstrate an understanding of the Theatre/Recovery role
• Experience of delivering care to patients in an acute hospital setting.

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.