Staff Nurse - Recovery

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Frimley is looking for dedicated Nurses or ODPs to join their Post-Anaesthetic Care Team. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on patient recovery in a dynamic and rewarding setting. Candidates should possess a Registered General Nurse Level 1, current NMC registration, and IV certification. Join us to enhance your skills while providing high-quality care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Supportive workplace

Professional development opportunities

Commitment to work-life balance

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse Level 1 required.
• Must have current NMC registration.
• IV certification is a must.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive service to Main Theatres across various specialities.
• Support busy Day Surgical Unit and Radiology suite.
• Care for Level 1-2 extended/overnight patients.

Skills

Effective collaborative working

Nursing knowledge and clinical skills

Good computer skills

Education

Registered General Nurse Level 1

Current NMC registration

IV certification

Job description

Job Overview

Join Our Passionate Post-Anaesthetic Care Team! Are you a dedicated and compassionate Nurse or ODP looking for your next exciting opportunity? We’re seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated professionals to join our supportive, friendly, and caring team in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit. This is your chance to make a real difference in patient recovery while working in a dynamic and rewarding environment. If you have a passion for high-quality care and teamwork, we’d love to hear from you!

• Be part of a dedicated NHS team
• Enhance your skills in a fast-paced setting
• Enjoy a supportive and friendly workplace

Apply today and take the next step in your NHS career!

Main duties of the job

We provide a comprehensive service to Main Theatres, covering a wide range of specialities, including:

• General Surgery
• Orthopaedics & Trauma
• Vascular & Spinal
• Gynaecology & Obstetrics
• ENT

In addition, we support a busy Day Surgical Unit and Radiology suite, with dedicated Paediatric and Obstetric bays. We also provide care for Level 1-2 extended/overnight patients, ensuring high-quality post-operative recovery.

Why join us?

• Be part of a dedicated NHS team committed to patient care
• Work in a varied and fast-paced clinical setting
• Gain experience across multiple surgical specialties
• Enjoy a supportive and friendly workplace

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Apply today and take the next step in your NHS career!

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Unfortunately no overseas applications will be considered without an NMC registration

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse Level 1
• Current NMC registration
• IV certification

Desirable criteria

• ENB 998/ teaching and assessing course or Mentor prep
• Relevant Recovery/HDU/Critical care course or qualification

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience
• Flexible working
• Working with patient information systems

Desirable criteria

• Recent PACU/Theatre/HDU/ICU
• Good computer skills

Competencies

• Experience of effective collaborative working with multi disciplinary teams
• Nursing knowledge and clinical skills based on up-to-date best practice

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with children/young people

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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