Job overview

We are recruiting for a dedicated and skilled Recovery Practitioner 

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Practitioner to join our friendly and professional Post Operative Recovery team  here at Warrington Hospital .  We welcome applications with experience but would consider newly qualified ODP’s/RN’s or students who are due to qualify within the next 6 months. You will be fully supported with the adaptation to the department, including a preceptorship period for newly qualified candidates.

We are a mixed unit providing both elective and emergency surgical care as well as obstetric services for the population of Warrington, Halton and surrounding districts.

This post is full time with a shift pattern that includes regular rotations onto nights, weekend and bank holiday working to facilitate an effective service to the local population.  

We are a CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

As a Recovery  Practitioner, you will be an integral part of the patient’s perioperative journey by:

• Possessing excellent communication skills to promote patient safety, and theatre efficiency.
• Providing safe and effective post operative care which will include airway management, multi modal treatment of post operative pain & Nausea. Physiological monitoring and safe discharge from the theatre suite to the ward or critical care setting. 
• Working within the multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective patient care.
• Participating in the Perioperative Management of patients.
• Completing designated theatre documentation, digital and paper formats
• Undertaking safety and equipment checks to provide a safe Post Operative recovery care environment 
• Working alongside other health care professionals to provide a safe 
• Contributing towards advocacy and patient centred care of patients undergoing a variety of Anaesthetic and Surgical Procedures.
• Maintaining a clean, usable department, adhering to infection Control.
• Having a willingness to learn, striving for professional development.
• Possess a flexible approach to a fast-paced department, adapting to service requirements when necessary.
• Having an enthusiastic attitude towards teaching, supporting students and colleagues.
• Completing E-Learning and regularly organised training.
• Reporting to the Team Leaders to complete daily theatre orientated tasks.

Further Duties are highlighted in the Attached Job Advert.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.