Recovery Nurse or ODP

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Carlisle is seeking a Recovery Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) for its Recovery Department. The role offers flexible full-time and part-time hours, excellent mentorship opportunities, and a focus on providing safe post-operative care. Suitable for experienced professionals or new graduates, the position involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure quality care and compliance with healthcare standards. Salary ranges from £31,049 to £37,796 annually, pro-rata.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Free confidential counselling service

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with active NMC/HCPC Registration.
• Commitment to undertake mentorship module on completion of preceptorship qualification.
• A thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent safe post-operative care for all patients undergoing surgery.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programs of care in partnership with the patient.
• Carry out post-operative care in recovery areas.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Venepuncture

Clinical governance understanding

Basic IT skills

Education

Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with active NMC/HCPC Registration

Diploma/degree in Nursing

Job description

Recovery Nurse or ODP

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 22 December 2025

Band 5 Theatre Recovery Nurse/Operating dept Practitioner

We have 54 hours available in our Recovery Department. Full time and part time hours will be considered.

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic Theatre Team at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle; the city at the heart of the Lake District.

We are currently recruiting Band 5 Recovery Practitioners (Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner) to work in our Recovery Suite which provides perioperative care for both adults and children in the following specialities:

• Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urology
• Upper GI and Colorectal
• Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Vascular
• Head and Neck
• Ophthalmology

We provide exemplary planned one to one care for patients who have had general or regional anaesthetic. This care varies from patients following the day surgery pathway to patients following enhanced care pathways for major surgery.

This post is not only suitable for experienced Registered Nurses/Operating Department Practitioners, but it is an exciting start to any newly qualified RN/ODPs career. A preceptorship period is offered to all successful applicants, but our Trust has a dedicated one year preceptorship programme offering ten study days during this period to enhance any newly qualified RN/ODPs knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

The main role of this post is to provide excellent safe post-operative/anaesthetic care following the NCIC values and policies for all patients undergoing surgery within the Theatre Department.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programs of care in partnership with the patient and the multidisciplinary team.

The Recovery Practitioner will carry out post-operative care in any of our three recovery areas; Main Theatre, the Elective Care Suite (Day Unit) and the Maternity Unit.

The post holder will demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with active NMC/HCPC Registration
• Commitment to undertake mentorship module on completion of preceptorship qualification.
• Diploma/degree in Nursing.
• Leadership Skills

Knowledge and Experience

• Able to manage a Ward/Department area for a period of a shift
• Extended scope of practice skills, e.g. venepuncture
• Experience of managing and co-ordinating a team
• Understanding of expanded roles / professional practice issues.
• Continuing professional development, with portfolio
• NMC Code of Conduct.
• Results interpretation
• Clinical governance
• Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues, i.e. CNO Nursing Strategy
• Evidence of innovation in practice
• Teaching/Mentoring

Skills and Aptitudes

• Able to deal with a continually changing workload.
• Ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
• Ability to communicate with MDT.
• Ability to work as member of a team.
• Extended clinical skills e.g. venepuncture,
• Interpreting baseline observations.
• Basic IT skills.
• Able to use initiative appropriately

Other requirements

• Flexible approach to working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
• Willing to undertake teaching and educate other professionals and students.
• Commitment to continuing professional 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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year, per annum pro-rata