Post-Operative Recovery Practitioner

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Recovery Practitioners to join the Recovery room at the Ashford site.

You will provide specialist post-operative care and support to patients and staff within a busy theatre environment, reporting to the person in charge and adhering to NMC and Trust policies. The ideal candidate is a Registered Nurse with NMC, with acute hospital and recovery experience, and holds ILS and Recovery Courses.

Qualifications

• Registered RN with NMC.
• Acute hospital experience.
• Recovery experience preferred; if none, passion for post-operative care.
• ILS qualification(s) required.
• Recovery courses beneficial.
• PS/PA training is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor post-operative patients' consciousness levels during recovery from anaesthesia.
• Measure and record vital signs.
• Observe for signs of anaesthesia-related side effects.
• Treat pain, nausea and other post-operative symptoms.
• Maintain accurate records in charts and patient files.

Skills

RN (NMC)

Acute hospital

Recovery experience

ILS

Recovery courses

PS/PA

Education

NMC Registration as RN

Job description

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Recovery Practitioners to join the Recovery room at the Ashford site.

You will provide specialist post-operative care and support to patients and staff within a busy theatre environment, reporting to the person in charge and adhering to NMC and Trust policies. The ideal candidate is a Registered Nurse with NMC, with acute hospital and recovery experience, and holds ILS and Recovery Courses.