Job summary
- Main area
- Recovery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 001-NMR108-0625
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital of Wales
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Paediatric Recovery Practitioner, CHFW
Band 5
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
· We are kind and caring
· We are respectful
· We have trust and integrity
· We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
Would you like your first role to be somewhere where you are nurtured, given the correct amount of supernumerary training and support to feel confident, an environment where you can utilise your skills and give patients the care you really want to. We are recruiting Nurses/ODP to join our exceptional theatre team.
Children’s Hospital for Wales cares for all paediatric patients requiring surgery. The roles in Theatre consist of scrub practitioners, anaesthetic practitioners and Recovery Practitioners. Recovery Practitioners are experts in post anaesthetic care, delivering specialised care to patients. They have a depth of knowledge related to pain and airway management and transition those patients from the acute theatre setting to the ward or escalate to critical care.
Our team are renowned as highly skilled and a vital part of the wider Perioperative Care Directorate. Through joining us you will be offered unrivalled training and professional support within a hardworking and dedicated environment.
Main duties of the job
To assess pain, ensuring that the patient has received appropriate analgesia prior to their return to the ward. This will include routes such as IV administration, orally, rectally and intramuscularly if needed. Also via the use of PCA's, epidurals, local nerve infusions of which training will be given.
Manage the patient's airway safely until they are able to do so themselves. Inform the anaesthetist or surgeon of any changes in the patients condition.
To nurse ventilated patients in recovery prior to transfer to Critical Care under the supervision of the anaesthetist should the need ever arise.
To be aware of emergency call system should any patient’s condition deteriorate rapidly and assist the responding team.
To hand over the patient to a qualified nurse on ward as per policy, including all items in situ and medication necessary.
To liaise with Critical Care on the availability of beds for patient transfer according to department policy. Look after these patients for an extended stay if necessary until bed available.
Informal visits are always welcome on arrangement. We would encourage both nurses and ODP's to apply.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”,
and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse/ODP
- Commitment to undertake an appropriate course of study
Desirable criteria
- Teaching / coaching qualification
Student streamlining scheme
Essential criteria
- Eligible for SSPN
Skills
Essential criteria
- Efficient use of equipment and materials
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Skills
Special Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current professional issues
Desirable criteria
- Participate in clinical audit
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Innovative with a flexible and adaptable approach to change
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work as part of a team
- Flexible working hours - days, nights, evenings, weekends and bank holidays to meet the needs of the service
- Participate in internal rotation
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak welsh
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Daw
- Job title
- Deputy Clinical Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02921847359
- Additional information
Angela Collins (Deputy Clinical Leader) - 02921847359
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