Recovery Practitioner - Main Theatres

Job summary
Are you passionate about excellent patient care? Are you looking for a new challenge in your nursing career? Do you want to work in a supportive and encouraging team? Then come join us in Theatre Recovery at NUH.

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and proactive Adult and Paediatric trained nurses/ODP's to join our friendly and supportive team.

NUH Theatre Recovery spans 2 campuses - QMC and City - and provides care for patients in the immediate post-operative phase for both adult and paediatric patients covering 46 operating theatres following emergency and elective surgeries. Surgical specialties include major trauma, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, hepatobiliary, general surgery, maxillofacial, spinal surgery, eye surgery, ENT, obstetrics, vascular, upper GI, thoracic and burns. Paediatric patients are cared for at QMC.

Main duties of the job
You will be joining a pro-active, dynamic team of nurses and ODP's, who offer the best standards of perioperative care.

Every day is different - challenging but rewarding. We pride ourselves on team work, learning and being forward thinking.

Expectations are to deliver a high quality service, with patient safety a priority.

You should be able to demonstrate effective team working and work to the highest standards of evidence based practice.

A sense of humour and pride in your job is essential.

NUH is a Major Trauma Centre offering fantastic support to a diverse range of students and learners and therefore the successful applicant should either hold or be willing to work towards a level three mentorship qualification.

The successful applicant will participate in the current Main Theatre Recovery rota which includes out of hours work, nights and weekend shifts. There is a commitment to Bank Holiday work.

About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Details
Closing date: 02 November 2026
Band: Band 5
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 164-8253776

Job responsibilities

• To deliver high quality holistic care to patients
• To facilitate efficient and effective care and communication between the team
• To actively contribute to developing the professional practice of the Clinical Support Division

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration

Desirable

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development or other relevant courses

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate effective written communication skills

Desirable

• Demonstrate Computer literacy and use of IT skills - e.g. e-mail, Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrate an understanding of the Theatre/Recovery role

Desirable

• Experience of delivering care to patients in an acute hospital setting.

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.

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: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer's website: https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Selpy Cherry
selpy.cherry@nhs.net
07812278261

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