Recovery Nurse

www.healthjobsuk.com - jobboard; Chichester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Recovery Nurse to join their theatre team at St. Richard's Hospital in Chichester. The role involves providing post-surgery care, supporting colleagues, and ensuring patient safety. Opportunities for training and development are available, making this a great career move for dedicated nursing professionals.

Benefits

Extensive Wellbeing Programme

Flexible working options

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Must have relevant qualification and be registered with HCPC or NMC.
• Evidence of championing diversity in previous roles.
• Ability to work in the UK with relevant visa.

Responsibilities

• Recovering patients post-surgery and supporting anaesthetics colleagues.
• Mentoring and assessing skills of colleagues.
• Ensuring patient safety and standards of care.

Skills

Patient centred care

Effective communication

Teamwork

Education

UK NMC registration or ODP

Job description

Employer 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St. Richard's Hospital Town Chichester Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/06/2025 23:59

Recovery Nurse

Band 5

About our Trust

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts , we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First . In fact our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job overview

We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration or ODP. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Theatres at Day Surgery Unit at St. Richards, we are looking for a dynamic band 5 recovery practitioner to join our busy theatre team.

Lots of training opportunities for development.

If you are looking for a career change or, looking to develop your skills further then please apply!

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a team, recovering patients' post-surgery and supporting our anaesthetics colleagues (current qualification essential for this)

Patient centred care.

Supporting colleagues

Adhering to the trust patients first philosophy

Effective communication and computer proficient

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a
buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide clinical support within this area, ensuring an effective support of colleagues to plan, monitor and evaluate skills in the delivery of appropriate care for perioperative patients.

Provide a quality service with responsibility for patient safety and standards of care, ensuring the provision of evidence-based care by being a role model providing specialist knowledge within theatre practice.

You will work as part of a team supporting and developing colleagues by mentoring, assessing their skills, and being a preceptor to newly qualified staff as appropriate.

See Job Description & Person Specs for full details.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Must have relevant qualification and be registered with HCPC or NMC

Current UK work permit/Visa/resident

• Is able to work in the UK and has relevant visa

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Important information for applicants:

Please note, the use of AI generated applications will be closely monitored. It is at the managers discretion to reject your application if they feel the majority has been created through the use of AI tools.

Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria.For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications

Further Information

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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.