Recovery Practitioner

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gorleston-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Recovery Practitioner to support the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit team. The post is a Band 5 role (Registered Nurse/ODP) or newly qualified, for a 12-month secondment, in a busy PACU with multi-disciplinary collaboration.

The post holder will be accountable for safe recovery of post-surgical patients, with access to individualized training plans and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC registration is required.
• At least 6 months experience in an acute NHS setting.
• Experience within a recovery setting (student or qualified) is desirable.
• Willingness to learn and develop professionally.
• Good organisational and interpersonal skills; ability to prioritise workload and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Receive patients from Theatre and ensure a safe handover by Anaesthetist/Theatre staff.
• Maintain airway management and monitor all observations within acceptable ranges.
• Administer analgesia and manage pain as required; use pumps as directed.
• Monitor temperature and intervene as needed.
• Administer prescribed drugs, including controlled drugs, safely; operate analgesia and infusion devices; provide wound care.

Skills

NMC/HCPC registration

Professional development

Acute NHS experience

Recovery setting experience

Willingness to learn

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Prioritise workload

Teamwork

Job description

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Recovery Practitioner

The closing date is 10 November 2026

The Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) Team at the James Paget University Hospital are looking to recruit a enthusiastic Band 5 Registered staff (Staff Nurse/ODP) or newly Qualified to join their busy team on a 12 Month Secondment

PACU is placed in the Main Theatre Suite (7 theatres) and has 8 bays (including 2 Paediatric bays). We also support activity in the Day Procedure Unit with a bay of six bed, the orthopaedic hub (4bay recovery unit), our ophthalmology unit (2 theatres), one Obstetric Theatre, MRI / CT (for patients having had general anaesthesia) and the Waveney Suite who provide services for our community dental procedures. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (nurse, ODPs, TSWs, medical staff) you will care for adults and children in the immediate post-anaesthetic / surgical phase.

The post holder will be a qualified nurse or ODP and registered with the NMC or HCPC. They will participate in the safe recovery of the post surgical patients exercising professional standards at all times.

We are committed to staff development and education with all staff having access to a wide range of educational and development resources. The practice education team support staff in the clinical area and each new staff member will have an individualised training and development plan.

We welcome and actively encourage informal visits to our department. Come and meet our friendly team and see what we do.

Main duties of the job

Receiving patients from Theatre and ensuring a complete and safe handover is given by Anaesthetist/Theatre staff. Ensuring airway management is maintained and all observations are within acceptable ranges. Pain management and control using appropriate analgesia when required. Temperature monitoring and intervention when required. Administration of all prescribed drugs including controlled drugs. An ability to use administration pumps/Pain Controlled Analgesia pumps safely and effectively. Wound care and management.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

About us

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached documents for more in depth job description and responsibilities for this job role. For any further information that you would like to know that is not included in the job description please contact one of the team.

Person Specification

Experience and knowledge

• NMC or HCPC qualification
• evidence of ongoing professional development
• At least 6months experience in an acute NHS setting
• Experience within the recovery setting as a student or qualified
• willingness to learn
• good organisational skills
• good interpersonal skills
• able to prioritise workload
• previous experience of team working

skills and abilities

• experience within an adult acute area
• flexible working to meet the needs of the service
• experience of working with paediatric patients

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.

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearper annum pro rata