Senior Anaesthetic & Recovery Practitioner

RGIT Australia; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

One Hatfield Hospital, part of Phoenix Hospital Group, is seeking an experienced Anaesthetic & Recovery Practitioner to join the busy theatre team on a full‑time permanent basis. You will work across Anaesthetics and PACU, delivering perioperative care and leading PACU activities as needed.

You will be a Registered General Nurse with the NMC or an RODP with HCPC, with at least two years of clinical experience, and you will contribute to safe, patient-centred care in a multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with the NMC or registered Operating Department Practitioner with the HCPC and at least 2 years of clinical experience.
• Senior practitioner experience is desirable.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to CPD and high standards of care.
• Good IT skills and willingness to learn Compucare.

Responsibilities

• Assist anaesthetist in delivering safe anaesthetic care.
• Prepare and maintain anaesthetic equipment and monitoring devices.
• Support patients through induction, maintenance and emergence from anaesthesia.
• Provide safe care in PACU for post‑operative patients.
• Monitor patients and respond to clinical deterioration promptly.
• Manage postoperative pain and immediate post‑anaesthetic complications.
• Provide leadership within PACU as required.
• Participate in emergency responses (e.g., cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis).
• Ensure accurate documentation and safe handovers.
• Maintain infection prevention and patient safety standards.
• Collaborate with theatre and hospital teams.

Skills

Leadership in PACU

Communication skills

Patient-focused care

Teamwork

IT literacy

Education

NMC / HCPC registration requirement

Tools

Compucare training

Microsoft Office

Job description

One Hatfield Hospital, part of Phoenix Hospital Group, is seeking an experienced Anaesthetic & Recovery Practitioner to join the busy theatre team on a full‑time permanent basis. You will work across Anaesthetics and PACU, delivering perioperative care and leading PACU activities as needed.

You will be a Registered General Nurse with the NMC or an RODP with HCPC, with at least two years of clinical experience, and you will contribute to safe, patient-centred care in a multidisciplinary