Recovery Practitioner - Urology Theatres

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Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Nottingham seeks a Recovery Practitioner to deliver post-operative care in Urology and Gynaecology. You will be responsible for admitting patients, managing their recovery with a focus on pain management, and mentoring students. The ideal candidate will have experience in an acute setting and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of £31,049 - £37,796 per annum and includes opportunities for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering care in an acute setting.
• Ability to manage acutely ill patients.
• Desirable recovery or critical care experience.

Responsibilities

• Admit patients to the department using NerveCentre.
• Provide immediate post-operative recovery for patients.
• Mentor students and manage patient discharge.

Skills

Venepuncture

ECG skills

Cannulation

IV medicines

Pain management

Education

Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration part 1

Completion of Mentor Preparation/ NMC Supervisors course

Tools

NerveCentre

MedwayPAS

Job description

Main area Urology Theatres Recovery

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Hours of operation 7 am to 19:30 Monday to Friday) Job ref 164-7534687-VC

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site City Campus, NUH Town Nottingham Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/02/2026 23:59

Recovery Practitioner - Urology Theatres

Band 5

Job overview

The department is based in the Nottingham Urology Centre at the City Campus of NUH. We provide post operate care for urology and gynaecology patients, our unit comprises of X recovery equip bays. Our dedicated team are specialty trained including post operative care delivery for level one and two patients, pain management and wound care. We pride ourselves on delivering quality individual patient focused personalised care.

Currently the core hours of the unit are Monday – Friday 7:00 am to 7:30pm, but some late shift working will be required. Working hours are currently under review as we are working hard to reduce the current waiting times for our patients.

Main duties of the job

This is a busy unit, receiving patients on the day of their admission for surgery. The department provides surgical services for both Urology and elective Gynaecology. You will be required to admit our patients to the department, which includes the use of NerveCentre to complete the admission process. Venepuncture and ECG skills may be required during the admission process. You will be required to provide immediate post-operative recovery for our patients, including pain management, the administration of medication and provide care for patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Skills such as cannulation, IV medicines, the care of epidurals and PCA infusions as well as the mentoring of students is an advantage and will be required as part of your role. You will also be required to manage the discharge of our patients both to the wards and also directly home from the department, arranging district nurse referrals and outpatient appointments.

Working for our organisation

The Recovery Practitioner role is varied, managing post-operative patient care for a wide range of patient groups and you will need to demonstrate the ability to manage acutely ill patients, including the management of PCA and epidurals. Previous recovery or critical care experience is desirable but not essential since a comprehensive induction package will be available to support the successful candidate.

The Recovery Practitioners also admit patients arriving in the department on the day of surgery and also complete the discharge of some patients from the department post-surgery. Admission / discharge experience as well as experience of Nervecentre and MedwayPAS would be an advantage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

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

Please note that due to ongoing service developments the post holder will be required to work flexibly, both at our other Theatre Recovery Complex areas such as City Main Recovery, Short Stay Recovery, QMC Recovery, Maternity Recovery and the Enhanced Perioperative Care Unit (EPOC) Recovery.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration part 1
• Completion of Mentor Preparation/ NMC Supervisors course

Experience

• Experience of delivering care in an Acute setting
• Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration, and students
• Able to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives/carers and staff
• Demonstrate an involvement in a link role, or project work
• Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Demonstates appropriate use of a variety of communication skills including verbal and non - verbal.
• Able to use power point, word and excel to produce documents and presentations
• Recognises own role as part of the multi-disciplinary team and encourages high standards
• Completion of Mentor Preparation/ NMC Supervisors course
• Demonstrate an involvement in a link role, or project work

Physical

• Physically able to perform the full range of theatre/recovery duties
• Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a teamDemonstration of team working and ability to work within a team

Planning and organisation skills

• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
• Demonstrate effective time management and organisation skills
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise workload of self and others
• Demonstrate an ability to supervise and support others

Physical Skills

• Physically able to perform the full range of personal care and clinical nursing duties
• Ability to undertake manual handling duties within clinical and non-clinical settings including patient load, lateral transfer, log rolling, patient positioning for theatre and in the recovery department.
• Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills including documentation and record keeping
• Evidence of moving and handling training
• Evidence of AHLS/BLS training

Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to drive or work shifts)

• Flexible and adaptable including cross campus working and shift work
• Caring, enthusiastic, and well -motivated /Confident
• The post holder must be able to work within unpleasant clinical working conditions e.g. exposure to body fluids
• Deliver care in line with Trust Policy and Procedures
• Understanding of the role of advocacy

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