Recovery Practitioner - Main Theatres

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare institution in Nottingham is seeking a dedicated Recovery Practitioner to join their dynamic Theatre Recovery team. This role involves delivering high-quality care for patients in the immediate post-operative phase, with opportunities to work across various surgical specialties. The ideal candidate will possess a current NMC or HCPC registration and demonstrate effective team working skills. The position requires commitment to high standards, with shifts including nights and weekends. Join us to contribute to innovative healthcare delivery in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration required.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development or relevant courses is essential.
• Understanding of Theatre/Recovery role is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality holistic care to patients.
• Facilitate efficient communication between the team.
• Contribute to developing professional practice.

Skills

Computer literacy

Effective team working

Evidence-based practice

Education

Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

Recovery Practitioner - Main Theatres

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Are you passionate about excellent patient care? Are you looking for a new challenge in your nursing career? Do you want to work in a supportive and encouraging team? Then come join us in Theatre Recovery at NUH.

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and proactive Adult and Paediatric trained nurses/ODP's to join our friendly and supportive team.

NUH Theatre Recovery spans 2 campuses - QMC and City - and provides care for patients in the immediate post-operative phase for both adult and paediatric patients covering 46 operating theatres following emergency and elective surgeries. Surgical specialties include major trauma, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, hepatobiliary, general surgery, maxillofacial, spinal surgery, eye surgery, ENT, obstetrics, vascular, upper GI, thoracic and burns. Paediatric patients are cared for at QMC.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining a pro-active, dynamic team of nurses and ODP's, who offer the best standards of perioperative care.

Every day is different - challenging but rewarding. We pride ourselves on team work, learning and being forward thinking.

Expectations are to deliver a high quality service, with patient safety a priority.

You should be able to demonstrate effective team working and work to the highest standards of evidence basedpractice.

A sense of humour and pride in your job is essential.

NUH is a Major Trauma Centre offering fantastic support to a diverse range of students and learners and therefore the successful applicant should either hold or be willing to work towards a level three mentorship qualification.

The successful applicant will participate in the current Main Theatre Recovery rota which includes out of hours work, nights and weekend shifts. There is a commitment to Bank Holiday work.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities

• To deliver high quality holistic care to patients
• To facilitate efficient and effective care and communication between the team
>To actively contribute to developing the professional practice of the Clinical Support Division

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development or other relevant courses

Skills

• Demonstrate Computer literacy & use of IT skills - e.g. e-mail, Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Experience

• Demonstrate an understanding of the Theatre/Recovery role
• Experience of delivering care to patients in an acute hospital setting.

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts