Perioperative Practitioner - Recovery

Join Our Outstanding Theatre Team

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Perioperative Practitioner/Nurse (Recovery) to join our established, high-performing Theatre Department at Spire Shawfair Park Hospital.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a modern, technologically advanced theatre environment, supporting patients throughout their post-anaesthetic recovery journey and contributing to exceptional clinical outcomes.

You will gain exposure to a varied surgical caseload, including:

• Orthopaedics 
• General Surgery
• ENT
• Gynaecology
• Urology
• Plastic Surgery

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Recovery Practitioner or Nurse looking to further develop their career within a supportive and patient-focused environment.

As a Recovery Practitioner/Nurse, you will:

• →Deliver safe, high-quality perioperative care throughout the patient's recovery pathway
• →Assess and monitor patients immediately following surgery or procedures within the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU)
• →Effectively manage post-operative pain and evaluate patient outcomes
• →Monitor surgical wounds, dressings, drains, and intravenous access devices
• →Ensure patients meet recovery and discharge criteria prior to transfer to the ward or day surgery unit
• →Communicate patient progress and clinical concerns to anaesthetists, consultants, and ward teams
• →Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised patient care
• →Support the effective management and organisation of the theatre recovery area
• →Work collaboratively with consultants and multidisciplinary teams to deliver excellent clinical outcomes
• →Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records in line with professional standards
• →Adhere to infection prevention and control policies and best practice guidelines
• →Support, supervise, and mentor junior staff, students, and healthcare assistants where appropriate
• →Provide reassurance, education, and support to patients and their relatives throughout the recovery process
• →Uphold the highest standards of patient safety, clinical governance, and professional practice

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Essential

• HCPC-registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or NMC-registered Nurse with no restrictions on practice.
• A minimum of two years' experience within a Recovery/PACU environment.
• Experience in one or more of the following specialities:
  • Orthopaedics
  • General Surgery
  • ENT
  • Gynaecology
  • Urology
  • Plastic Surgery
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A flexible, positive, and patient-centred approach.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Spire Healthcare is one of the UK's leading independent healthcare providers, operating 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales, and Scotland. We provide diagnostics, inpatient, day-case, and outpatient services, alongside private GP and occupational health solutions.

For us, it's more than treating patients. It's about looking after people.

Closing Date

To help streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date should sufficient applications be received.