Recovery Theatre Practitioner | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust located in the City of London is seeking a Recovery Practitioner to join their Theatres and Cath lab programme. The ideal candidate will have experience in peri-operative care, particularly in Breast surgery or ENT procedures. This role promises great development opportunities and is part of a forward-thinking organization committed to high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Band 5 development programme

Opportunities for academic studies

Attendance at external conferences and courses

Qualifications

• Experience in Breast surgery, Endocrine, ENT, or Ocular surgery is desirable.
• Commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safe care of patients in the recovery area until discharge.
• Communicate clearly with healthcare professionals.
• Utilise advanced knowledge to ensure clinical requirements are met.

Skills

Recovery or peri-operative experience

Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team

Effective communication skills

Job description

Overview

This is an incredibly exciting time at St Bartholomew's Hospital as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for today’s patients and future generations, creating world class Cancer and Cardiovascular services. With an increase in Theatre activity and opening of additional recovery beds we have opportunities for nurses with recovery or other peri-operative experience to join us at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Recovery Practitioner to support our Theatres and Cath lab programme. Our Thoracic and General theatres support Breast surgery, Endocrine, ENT and Occular surgery. Experience within these specialities is desirable alongside enthusiasm and a desire to provide high quality and compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safe care of patients in recovery area until discharge to the ward area.
• Work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, communicating clearly with anaesthetic and other healthcare professionals whilst maintaining a safe environment.
• Support the daily delivery of the service and utilising advanced knowledge and skills, ensure that the clinical requirements of the patients are achieved.

Development and Benefits

We offer a wide range of development opportunities including, Band 5 development programme, the opportunity for further academic studies and attendance at external conferences and courses.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our Vision and Values

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Nov 2025