Anaesthetic/Recovery Lead

One Health Group Plc; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Supportive and friendly team

Modern purpose-built elective surgical

Job summary

One Health Group is seeking an experienced Clinical Lead Recovery to provide clinical leadership and support the delivery of outstanding post-anaesthetic and post-operative care within our specialist surgical hub. The successful candidate will lead the recovery team, ensuring patients receive safe, effective and evidence-based care following anaesthesia and surgery.

Working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre staff and the inpatient ward team, the Clinical Lead will support excellent

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with significant recovery experience.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience with major orthopaedic and spinal procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership within the recovery environment.
• Lead the recovery nursing team and ensure safety culture.
• Oversee post-anaesthetic care following surgery and anaesthesia.
• Support staff education and clinical development.
• Collaborate with anaesthetic, theatre and inpatient teams.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Post-anaesthetic care

Team leadership

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Tools

NEWS2

Job description

Closing date: 15 November 2026
Location: Scunthorpe
Hours: Full Time (40 hours)
Salary: £45,000.80 a year
Contract: Permanent

About Us

One Health Group was established in Sheffield in 2004 and has steadily and successfully grown to become a significant healthcare provider in the region. Commissioned by the NHS, we provide services for patients referred for Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Spine, Urology and Gynaecology and with clinics located in over 30 locations across Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, we bring healthcare closer to where people live. We are committed to clinical excellence, and our mission is to provide innovative, high quality medical and clinical services for our patients, optimising outcomes so they can quickly continue healthy lives.

The One Health Group PLC Elective Surgery Hub is a specialist purpose-built elective surgical facility providing high-quality care for patients undergoing major orthopaedic and spinal procedures.

Our service includes

• One operating theatre.
• Three-bay recovery unit.
• Twelve inpatient bedrooms.
• Dedicated pre-assessment and outpatient facilities.

We specialise in elective surgery including

• Total hip replacement.
• Total knee replacement.
• Revision arthroplasty where clinically appropriate.
• Spinal procedures including ACDF, cervical decompression, lumbar decompression, lumbar discectomy and spinal fusion procedures.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Lead Recovery to provide clinical leadership and support the delivery of outstanding post-anaesthetic and post-operative care within our specialist surgical hub.

The successful candidate will lead the recovery team, ensuring patients receive safe, effective and evidence-based care following anaesthesia and surgery.

Working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre staff and the inpatient ward team, the Clinical Lead will support excellent patient outcomes and the smooth transition of patients through their surgical journey.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new specialist surgical service and contribute to the development of high standards of clinical care from the beginning.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership within the recovery environment.
• Support the delivery of safe post-anaesthetic care for patients undergoing major orthopaedic and spinal procedures.
• Lead and support the recovery nursing team, promoting professional standards and a positive safety culture.
• Ensure patients are appropriately assessed, monitored and managed following surgery and anaesthesia.
• Promote best practice in pain management, post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) management and recovery discharge criteria.
• Support recognition and escalation of the deteriorating patient.
• Ensure compliance with recovery documentation standards and clinical pathways.
• Lead recovery-related audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support staff education, competency assessment and clinical development.
• Work collaboratively with anaesthetic teams, theatre teams and inpatient services.
• Contribute to clinical governance, risk management and patient safety improvement.

About You

We are looking for a registered healthcare professional with significant recovery and peri-operative experience who is passionate about delivering excellent patient care.

You will have

• Current NMC or HCPC registration.
• Extensive experience in post-anaesthetic care/recovery.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience caring for patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery, including total hip replacement, total knee replacement and revision arthroplasty where appropriate.
• Experience caring for patients undergoing spinal procedures, including Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF), cervical decompression, lumbar decompression, lumbar discectomy and spinal fusion procedures.
• Knowledge and experience of managing patients following complex elective surgery.
• Understanding of enhanced recovery pathways.
• Experience recognising and managing post-operative complications.
• Experience of clinical audit, governance and quality improvement.
• Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.

Specialist Knowledge and Skills

You will have knowledge and experience of:

• Post-anaesthetic recovery standards.
• Immediate Life Support (desirable).
• Airway management and emergency response.
• Pain assessment and management.
• Management of post-operative nausea and vomiting.
• NEWS2 and deteriorating patient pathways.
• Neurological assessment following spinal surgery.
• Management of post-operative orthopaedic patients.
• Infection prevention and patient safety.
• Emergency procedures including cardiac arrest response and escalation.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Supportive and friendly team.
• Modern purpose-built elective surgical environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Funded mandatory training.
• NMC registration reimbursement (subject to policy).
• Company pension.
• Generous annual leave.
• Free onsite parking.
• Employee wellbeing support.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.