Recovery Practitioner

NHS; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Gillingham seeks a Recovery Practitioner to provide high-quality perioperative care and support for patients. You will be responsible for ensuring legal compliance, administering medications, and promoting patient advocacy. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses or Operating Department Practitioners with relevant qualifications and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with an anaesthetic course or Operating Department Practitioner qualification.
• Good communication skills and ability to manage sensitive situations.
• Up-to-date knowledge of clinical and professional issues.

Responsibilities

• Implement and deliver high-quality perioperative care.
• Ensure compliance with legal and professional standards.
• Administer prescribed medications and act as a patient advocate.

Skills

Teamwork

Effective communication

Patient advocacy

Education

RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse

Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice

Mentorship/teaching qualification

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

Interview Date: 15th October 2025

We are recruiting for a Recovery Practitionerwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

We are recruiting for qualified staff, qualified staff with limited theatre experience or existing theatre staff who want to expand their current practice to join our Recovery team.

The post holder will be responsible for implementing, coordinating, and delivering effective, high quality perioperative care for the surgical patient, following a client-centred model of practice and ensuring area of work runs smoothly and efficiently

Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of services users and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.

Main duties of the job

You will be an enthusiastic team player wishing to develop your skills in this important area. Whilst experience in this area is desirable we also welcome applications from newly qualified practitioners or those with experience elsewhere.Peri-operative Medicine, is committed to building a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic team to help develop our services and achieve the Medway Hospital vision for the future.

Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Knowledge of evidence based practice

Good team player.

Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information

To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill and other challenging situations

Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others

An understanding of audit and research based nursing practice

To manage peri operative patients and undertake duties in Pre-operative Care Unit

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job responsibilities

Ensure that perioperative care delivered within the department is compliant with legal, professional and organisational standards.

Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood.

Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.

Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC /HCPC Code and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.

Responsible for maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff within the clinical environment.

Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately. Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available.

Initiate the investigation at clinical level in relation to risk incidents and report in accordance with Directorate policy

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register with recognised Anaesthetic course Or an Operating Department Practitioner on the Health Professionals Council Register
• Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice or equivalent
• Mentorship / teaching qualification
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Knowledge of evidence based practice
• Good team player.
• Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information
• To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill and other challenging situations

Skills

• Able to assess plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients / clients and give relevant advice / information
• Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and administration of blood products if necessary

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearPer Annum/Pro Rata