Anaesthetic and Recovery Theatre Practitioner
Company: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Job ID: C9230-26-0341

Job summary
Anaesthetic and Recovery Theatre Practitioner

37.5 hours per week (Some unsocial hours - Nights, Weekends & Late shifts)

Fixed term for 9 months (Maternity Leave cover)

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Closing Date: Thursday 19th November 2026
Interview Date: Monday 4th January 2027

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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The successful candidate will work alongside existing recovery practitioners across 4 departments, including general and emergency, orthopaedics, Gynae and day surgery and pain clinic to provide care to patients in the immediate post-operative phase.

Candidates will be expected to cover out of hours work, including evening and weekends.

Recovery experience essential, anaesthetic experience desirable.

Main duties of the job

• Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with the Trusts' policies and guidelines
• Deliver a high standard of perioperative care based upon a sound evidence base.
• Provide skilled clinical assistance to the surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams.
• Maintaining timely and accurate patient care documentation, ensuring that confidentiality is respected
• Creates and utilises opportunities to promote health and wellbeing of patients in our care.
• Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to always promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.
• Leads a perioperative team to manage a group of patients throughout a shift.
• Working within the NMC/HCPC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one's own abilities and limitations.
• To ensure 24-hour cover, working rotational shifts to include earlies, lates, nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays.

About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

• Effective Open Communication
• Excellence and safety in everything we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Details
Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 230-36198435-PCD-B

Job responsibilities

• Ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the patients, and contribute to cost improvement programmes.
• Contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels and have an awareness of materials management.
• Ensure that all equipment for patient use is kept in good working order in line with current Regulations.
• Ensure that adequate skill mix is available to meet the needs of the patients. If deficits are unavoidable, contact the appropriate Senior Staff for support.
• Ensure that concerns and complaints from patients, visitors or colleagues are resolved where possible and reported to the Team Leader / Senior Team Leader.
• Deputise for the Team Leader as and when necessary.
• Have a positive attitude to continuing professional development to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for safe and effective perioperative practice.
• Participate in Trust Appraisal System.
• Possess a clear understanding of Clinical Governance in relation to standards of care, support of colleagues and audit of given care.
• Participate in the utilisation, evaluation and conduct of audit and research.
• Contribute to and evaluate the implantation of new ideas and innovations within the Theatre areas.
• Promote a professional image by acting as a role model to others, provide and participate in clinical supervision. Act as a source of advice and support for other colleagues. Ensures that the Team Leader/Senior Team Leader is informed of any Professional concerns at the earliest opportunity.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification
Essential:

• Registered General Nurse and/or Registered Operating Department Practitioner (Diploma in Operating Department Practice/NVQ level 3/C&G 752), or pending qualification with NMC, Registered General Nurse or HCPC, Registered Operating Department Practitioner
• Minimum of 12 months experience in Anaesthetics & Recovery
• Strong Organisational and Time Management skills
• Evidence of CPD
• Leadership skills
• Minimum of 12 months post registration within the Perioperative environment or newly qualified RGN/RODP
• Experienced Recovery Practitioner
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic
• Positive working relationships
• Ability to motivate others
• Good health record
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure to meet required deadlines
• A commitment to equal opportunities

Desirable:

• Post Graduate Qualification
• Mentoring & Assessing Qualification
• Able to demonstrate clinical knowledge
• Have understanding of patient confidentiality
• Evidence of research or clinical audit
• Experienced Anaesthetic Practitioner

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details
Employer name: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address: College Street, Nuneaton, CV10 7DJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://www.geh.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Theatre Team Leader, Tereza Edwards
Tereza.edwards@geh.nhs.uk
02476153523

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