Senior Recovery Theatre Practitioner

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool seeks a clinical lead to support and manage patient care in the operating theatre. You will supervise staff, coordinate theatre needs, and ensure high-quality care is delivered. Ideal for professionals with significant clinical experience and strong leadership skills. This is a permanent full-time position offering a salary of up to £44,962 per year.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and staff development.
• Significant experience in related area.
• Ability to problem solve and adapt to changing situations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare equipment according to patient needs and procedures.
• Coordinate and manage own specialty and theatre.
• Work with senior staff to identify and manage staff performance issues.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Communication

Resource Management

Education

RN - 1 ST level Registration

Mentorship qualification or working towards

Job description

Job summary

Demonstrate leadership. Promote and encourage teamwork. Provide skilled clinical and technical advanced assistance as a member of the operating theatre team. Lead and participate in the assessment of patient care needs implementing and maintaining agreed standards of care. Following Codes of Professional Practice provide high quality care to patients undergoing treatment within the Peri-Operative Environment.

Main duties of the job

1. Line management and supervision of all grades of staff within the sphere of authority, acting as a clinical lead and expert to junior, unqualified and less experienced staff

2. Coordinate and manage own specialty and theatre. Liaise with consultant surgeons and anaesthetists to assess requirements for future operating lists and ensure those requirements are met

3. Take the lead with planning, delivering and evaluation of patient care

4. Work with senior staff to identify and manage staff performance issues, including sickness absence, capability and discipline

5. Participate in the process of recruitment, selection and retention of staff

6. Working with members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team following local policies, protocols and standards

7. Awareness of the effective management of resources within the department

8. Participate in clinical trials, audit and research when required

9. Promote and lead the 'safer surgery' agenda throughout the department

About us

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Details Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

160-7336287

Job locations

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7LJ

Job description Job responsibilities

Plan and prepare equipment according to patients needs and procedures

Maintain user competency for relevant equipment both existing and new, teaching, supervising and signing off junior members of staff

Implement and evaluate care as appropriate to surgical requirement and patients condition. Supervise and support new and junior members of the team.

Perform the necessary pre and post-op checks and adhere to the principles of the WHO checklist

Monitoring and assessing patients condition, responding to changes in condition, proposing / making changes to care plan as required and escalating concerns as appropriate

Directing and participating in the manoeuvring and the positioning of conscious and unconscious patients

Handover and transferring responsibility of care to colleagues, ensuring appropriate information and care is relayed

Supporting and re-assessing patients and relatives/carers during perioperative procedures

Working within guidelines of NMC and HPC Codes of Practice depending upon registration

To be aware of the management of drugs and to adhere to local policies and administer drugs as prescribed

Maintaining accurate patient and theatre records, including electronic records

Respond to and report untoward incidents as per policy

Participate in out of hours shifts and on call as required

Job description Job responsibilities

Plan and prepare equipment according to patients needs and procedures

Maintain user competency for relevant equipment both existing and new, teaching, supervising and signing off junior members of staff

Implement and evaluate care as appropriate to surgical requirement and patients condition. Supervise and support new and junior members of the team.

Perform the necessary pre and post-op checks and adhere to the principles of the WHO checklist

Monitoring and assessing patients condition, responding to changes in condition, proposing / making changes to care plan as required and escalating concerns as appropriate

Directing and participating in the manoeuvring and the positioning of conscious and unconscious patients

Handover and transferring responsibility of care to colleagues, ensuring appropriate information and care is relayed

Supporting and re-assessing patients and relatives/carers during perioperative procedures

Working within guidelines of NMC and HPC Codes of Practice depending upon registration

To be aware of the management of drugs and to adhere to local policies and administer drugs as prescribed

Maintaining accurate patient and theatre records, including electronic records

Respond to and report untoward incidents as per policy

Participate in out of hours shifts and on call as required

Person Specification Skills & Attributes Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to teaching and staff development
• Knowledge of equality & diversity, clinical governance, infection control & clinical supervision and how these relate to the role
• Evidence of Professional and Personal Development.
• Liaise confidently and effectively with other disciplines.
• An understanding of Resource Management
• Ability to problem solve and adapt to changing situations and to support staff in these types of situations.

Desirable

• Ability to prioritise work/people
• Experience with organizational change

Other Essential

• Reliable and Flexible
• Well-presented and professional
• Motivation and enthusiasm
• Well-presented and accurate application form

Qualifications Essential

• RN - 1 ST level Registration
• Mentorship qualification or working towards

Desirable

• Degree in related Health Care Studies
• PQF theatre modules as part of degree pathway
• 'sign off' Mentorship qualification
• D32 / 33
• EDCL or equivalent
• Post reg. study in Neuro specific area

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Experience of supporting students / learners in practice
• Significant experience in a related area
• Evidence of achievements in previous posts
• Demonstrate a multi-skilled clinical approach.
• Proven ability to deliver high standards of care
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Previous neurosurgery experience
• Experienced in delivering peri operative care in the following areas: o MRI suite o Recovery o Critical care o Invasive Radiological Techniques outside the theatre suite.

Person Specification Skills & Attributes Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to teaching and staff development
• Knowledge of equality & diversity, clinical governance, infection control & clinical supervision and how these relate to the role
• Evidence of Professional and Personal Development.
• Liaise confidently and effectively with other disciplines.
• An understanding of Resource Management
• Ability to problem solve and adapt to changing situations and to support staff in these types of situations.

Desirable

• Ability to prioritise work/people
• Experience with organizational change

Other Essential

• Reliable and Flexible
• Well-presented and professional
• Motivation and enthusiasm
• Well-presented and accurate application form

Qualifications Essential

• RN - 1 ST level Registration
• Mentorship qualification or working towards

Desirable

• Degree in related Health Care Studies
• PQF theatre modules as part of degree pathway
• 'sign off' Mentorship qualification
• D32 / 33
• EDCL or equivalent
• Post reg. study in Neuro specific area

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Experience of supporting students / learners in practice
• Significant experience in a related area
• Evidence of achievements in previous posts
• Demonstrate a multi-skilled clinical approach.
• Proven ability to deliver high standards of care
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Previous neurosurgery experience
• Experienced in delivering peri operative care in the following areas: o MRI suite o Recovery o Critical care o Invasive Radiological Techniques outside the theatre suite.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7LJ

Employer's website

https://www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7LJ

Employer's website

https://www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)