Staff Nurse/ODP - Recovery | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Chelmsford seeks a Registered Nurses/Recovery Department Practitioner for a day and night rotation. The role involves monitoring acutely ill patients and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates should be qualified nurses or ODPs, with experience in an acute setting being preferred. Attractive benefits include a pension scheme, staff discounts, and generous annual leave. Closing date for applications is 28 Oct 2025.

Benefits

Attractive Pension scheme

Staff Discounts

Onsite nursery with discounts

Guaranteed annual leave of 27 days

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified and registered nurse or operating department practitioner (ODP).
• Experience in an acute setting preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor acutely ill patients following surgery.
• Support the critical care directorate as required.
• Plan, implement and evaluate individual care programs.

Skills

Qualified RN/ODP

Experience in acute setting

Job description

We are currently searching for a Registered Nurses/Recovery Department Practitioner to join our experienced team for day and night rotation to ensure that an individual programme of care is planned, implemented and evaluated for each patient within own sphere of responsibility and to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring the delivery of the highest standard of care to the patients.

You must be a qualified, experienced RN/ODP preferably within an acute setting although this is not essential.

Specialties

• Maternity
• MRI
• Burns
• Robotic surgery
• Urology
• Orthopaedics
• Maxfax
• Gynecology
• ENT
• Colorectal
• Upper GI
• Head and Neck
• Ophthalmic
• Vascular
• Plastics intervention radiology

Broomfield Hospital is an extremely rewarding place to work not only do we offer highly attractive benefits for all Employees, such as a very desirable Pension scheme and Staff Discounts, we also boast a number of other incentives, an onsite nursery with discounted prices for staff members and with an initial guaranteed annual leave entitlement of 27 days (pro rata) rising to 33 days (pro rata) after 10 years’ service.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor acutely ill patients (adults and children) following surgery with conditions varying from routine post‑op level to high dependency level.
• Support the whole critical care directorate as required.
• Ensure that an individual programme of care is planned, implemented and evaluated for each patient within own sphere of responsibility.
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring the delivery of a high standard of care to the patients.
• Act as team leader including taking charge of the recovery in the absence of the Recovery Manager / Deputy Recovery Manager.
• Participate in all relevant aspects of the governance process.
• Adhere to the NMC code of Professional Conduct at all times and ensure compliance with hospital policies and procedures.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Oct 2025