Recovery Practitioner

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Llanfrechfa; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Wales seeks a motivated Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join their Recovery Team. This role involves working in a dynamic environment providing care to critically ill patients. The successful candidate will benefit from extensive training, flexible working options, and a commitment to professional development. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a caring approach, with opportunities to enhance their qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Flexible working

Extensive training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse (RGN) NMC Registered OR Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) HCPC registered.
• Experience working within a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Join the Recovery Team at the new Specialist and Critical Care Centre.
• Support emergency and elective procedures across various specialties.

Skills

Good communication skills

Knowledge of current healthcare issues

Knowledge of research and its application in practice

Ability to work under pressure

Caring and empathetic

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply; please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

There is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum. This will be in place until the 2025/26 pay uplift is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via internal redeployment.

Job Overview

We are seeking highly motivated Registered Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner to join our expanding Recovery Team at the new Specialist and Critical Care Centre. The Grange University Hospital will provide a centre of excellence in Gwent to treat the most seriously ill patients or those with significant injuries.

Main duties of the job

The theatre department provides a 7-day, 24-hour service, with occasional weekend and night shifts, supporting other theatre departments within ABUHB. The department undertakes both emergency and elective procedures across various specialties.

Newly appointed candidates will undertake comprehensive training supported by our designated theatre Practice Educator.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. It offers an exceptional workplace where staff are trusted and valued. The organisation provides integrated acute, primary, and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer extensive training, development opportunities, flexible working, and a focus on work-life balance, including occupational health support and wellbeing initiatives.

Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to enhance care closer to home and provide high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us to pioneer new ways of working and deliver world-class healthcare.

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse (RGN) NMC Registered OR Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) HCPC registered
• Knowledge of the Recovery area
• Evidence of professional development meeting the minimum requirements of your professional body
• Mentorship qualification

Desirable criteria

• Degree-level education or willingness to work towards it

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working within a hospital setting

Desirable criteria

• Experience in critical care, theatre, or post-operative surgical environment

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel within the geographical area to rotate between sites
• Able to work Monday to Friday, 9-hour shifts

Desirable criteria

• Satisfactory Standard/Enhanced DBS clearance, including Adults and Children’s Barred List checks

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills
• Knowledge of current healthcare issues
• Knowledge of research and its application in practice
• Efficient use of equipment and materials
• Comprehensive knowledge of ABUHB policies and procedures
• Good written and IT skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Patient and public-focused
• Caring and empathetic
• Flexible approach to work and shifts
• Accountability for own practice
• Professional assertiveness and advocacy skills
• Awareness of professional limitations
• Initiative and self-directed learning willingness