Job summary
- Main area
- Recovery Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Full Time
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekends and On Call shifts)
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-3443
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whittington Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £34,089 - £41,498 Per Annum Including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Recovery staff Nurse
Band 5
Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.
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By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Job overview
Post holder will be able to assist in the daily planning and organisation of the recovery area for clinical procedures of the post surgical patient. Post holder will be expected to recover patients providing individualised care and maintaining a high quality evidence based clinical care. Monitor and and maintain the quality of nursing care achieving the set standards set by the department. Checking,witnessing and administration of controlled drugs. Participating in the post anaesthetic/operative care of the patients. Post holder should be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of how to use equipment safely and effectively.
Main duties of the job
Receiving patients from Theatre and ensuring a complete and safe handover is given my Anaesthetist/Theatre staff. Ensuring airway management is maintained and all observations are within acceptable ranges. Pain management and control using appropriate analgesia when required. Temperature monitoring and intervention when required. Administration of all prescribed drugs including controlled drugs. An ability to use administration pumps/Pain Controlled Analgesia pumps safely and effectively. Wound care and management.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be a qualified nurse and registered with the NMC.Participate in the safe recovery of the post surgical patients . Exercise professional standards at all times.Exercise professional accountability as guide by the NMC code of conduct. Act as an effective role model. Maintain effective communication with patients,realtives and MDT. Assist in the support of junior nursing staff and student nurses.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN/RN– Diploma / Degree in Operating Department Practitioner.
- Proof of Registration with NMC (nurses)
Desirable criteria
- ENB 998 or recognised equivalent.
- Recent experience working within theatres as a recovery practitioner.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to work under minimum supervision.
- Able to work as a team member.
- Able to manage learners.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Prioritisation skills
- Competence on a range of skills and any additional training undertaken
- Experience in a theatre setting.
- Good knowledge of all specialties
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a range of surgical procedures
- COSHH regulations
- Health and Safety regulations
- NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Equal Opportunities
- Data Protection
- Infection control regulations
- Current nursing/operating department research and developments
- The role of all practitioners in theatres
- Commitment to/ evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Knowledge of audit process
Desirable criteria
- Ability to prioritise and demonstrate clinical decision -making skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Professional manner
- Good communication skills with patients and colleagues of all disciplines
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Flexible and willing to rotate to all areas
- Flexible to meet the changing needs of the service.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Francis Johnston
- Job title
- Recovery Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 288 3602
- Additional information
Available for contact Monday to Friday between 8-6pm.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
WHT
- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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