Enhanced Recovery Practitioner

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Enhanced Recovery Practitioner for orthopaedics. You will lead the multidisciplinary team to embed enhanced recovery on orthopaedic wards, support patients pre- and post-operatively, and assist with post-discharge follow-up and clinic reviews.

You will drive service development, promote evidence-based practice, and work to reduce length of stay while increasing day-case arthroplasty.

Qualifications

• NMC/AHP registration is required.
• Diploma or degree in Nursing/AHP.
• Recognised mentorship qualification should be held.
• Leadership training or management development is desirable.
• Minimum 2 years of orthopaedic experience.
• Completion of a leadership/management programme is expected.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the enhanced recovery pathway for hip and knee arthroplasty patients.
• Deliver patient education sessions for informed consent and expectations.
• Monitor and evaluate patient progress along the perioperative pathway.
• Actively participate in morning team brief and multidisciplinary learning.
• Promote early mobilisation, pain control, and timely discharge.
• Identify and respond to clinical deterioration or complications.
• Liaise with consultants and provide a single point of contact for patients throughout their journey.
• Support ward staff and contribute to discharge planning and patient flow.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Leadership

Orthopaedics knowledge

Education

NMC/AHP Registration

Nursing or AHP degree

Mentorship qualification

Leadership training

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Enhanced Recovery Practitioner

The closing date is 11 November 2026

This role offers a unique opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary approach to implement and embed enhanced recovery within the orthopaedic unit. The role will require somebody with a high level of interpersonal and communication skill and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team. As an enhanced recovery practitioner for orthopaedics, you will be expected to lead the multi‑disciplinary team on the orthopaedic wards to implement enhanced recovery, in addition to supporting the patients and their families throughout the pathway both preoperatively and post operatively. You will also support them post discharge and follow up these patients in clinic. Working as part of the multi‑disciplinary team you will be actively encouraged to assist with service development and improve the patient experience based on emerging and best practice models of care, which is responsive to patient feedback and audit. The post holder will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to promote evidence‑based practice and continuous service improvement with a view to reduce length of stay and increase day‑case arthroplasty

In addition, you'll support the ward manager with a range of leadership and management responsibilities, helping to foster a positive team culture, coordinate service delivery, and ensure the smooth running of the unit. Your contribution will help drive excellence across both clinical and operational aspects of the service.

Main duties of the job

Coordinate the enhanced recovery pathway for patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty

Deliver patient education sessions to support informed consent and expectation management

Monitor and evaluate patient progress throughout the perioperative pathway

Active involvement in the morning team brief

Promote early mobilisation, effective pain control, and timely discharge

Recognise and respond appropriately to clinical deterioration or complications

Review early post op patients particularly with regard to possible complications such as wound infection

Be a single point of contact for patients throughout their journey

Liaise promptly with consultants

Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, and carers

Provide clear, accessible information regarding procedures and recovery

Liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated care

Support and guide ward staff for lower limb arthroplasty patients

Contribute to a positive learning environment within the clinical area

Demonstrate professional accountability and act as a role model for best practice

Assist in the coordination of patient flow and discharge planning

About us

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinate the enhanced recovery pathway for patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty

Deliver patient education sessions to support informed consent and expectation management

Monitor and evaluate patient progress throughout the perioperative pathway

Active involvement in the morning team brief

Promote early mobilisation, effective pain control, and timely discharge

Recognise and respond appropriately to clinical deterioration or complications

Review early post op patients particularly with regard to possible complications such as wound infection

Be a single point of contact for patients throughout their journey

Liaise promptly with consultants

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Participate in ongoing professional development and mandatory training

Contribute to the education of staff on enhanced recovery principles

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of orthopaedic and perioperative care

Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation.

Be responsible for the delivery and co‑ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

• Appropriate NMC/AHP Registration
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing/AHP
• Recognised Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional education or development in area of speciality
• Minimum 2 years orthopaedic experience
• Completion leadership and management programme

Knowledge and Experience

• Evidence of management skills and ability to lead a team
• participation in multi‑professional learning
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve clinical practice
• Knowledge of Ethical issues
• experience in lower limb arthroplasty pathways
• experience of pre assessment and discharge planning
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
• Knowledge of Research and Development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearPer Annum, Pro Rata