Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Recovery Practitioner

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Job summary

Are you a passionate and experienced Recovery Practitioner looking for your next challenge? We are seeking a dedicated Senior Recovery Practitioner (Band 6) to join our Theatres / Day Stay Unit team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality post-operative care while developing your leadership skills.

About the Role:

As a Senior Recovery Practitioner, you will:? Deliver outstanding, safe, and evidence-based care to post-operative patients.? Support the professional development of yourself and your colleagues.? Take on a lead role within the Recovery department, as identified by the Matron/Senior Theatre team.

Why Join Us?

? Work within a dedicated and supportive team.? Take on leadership responsibilities and contribute to service improvements.? Benefit from ongoing training and professional development opportunities.

Work Pattern:

We operate a six-day working week (Monday - Saturday) to help reduce elective surgery waiting times. You will be expected to work some weekends on a rotational basis.

If you are an experienced recovery practitioner looking for a rewarding and dynamic role, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Clinical Professional

1. To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients by assessingcare needs and developing, implementing, and evaluating them withoutsupervision.

2. To maintain personal contact with patients, carers, relatives and to show sensitivityto their needs for courtesy, dignity, and privacy.

3. To act as an effective role model, whilst being an expert resource providing excellentquality care for patients and a knowledge base for colleagues.

4. To maintain accurate and up to date documentation while ensuring and respectingconfidentiality.

5. To assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of practitionerswithin the unit compliment.

6. The post holder is responsible for planning, implementing, and assessing care ofpatients.

7. Communicating with and assisting surgical teams in promoting excellence in careusing a multi-disciplinary approach.

8. To provide expert, evidence-based care within the specialty.

9. The post holder will ensure that standards are met as per national and local guidelines, including National Frameworks.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Details

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year p.a. incl.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

293-SWNS-0471

Job locations

Theatre Recovery

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Application form and interview

Essential

  • RN/ODP
  • NMC/HCPC Registered
  • Post registration experience and continued learning
  • Demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care according to individual needs
  • Demonstrate high standards of verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Demonstrate the application of evidence-based practice and knowledge of professional issues
  • Ability to create an environment that facilitates learning
  • Commitment to development of self and others
  • Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Commitment and adherence to the equality act, diversity and inclusion
  • Understanding/demonstration of the Trust values

Desirable

  • Recovery experienced
  • Mentorship/assessor
  • Evidence of implementing innovation in practice
  • Understanding of clinical audits
Person Specification

Application form and interview

Essential

  • RN/ODP
  • NMC/HCPC Registered
  • Post registration experience and continued learning
  • Demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care according to individual needs
  • Demonstrate high standards of verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Demonstrate the application of evidence-based practice and knowledge of professional issues
  • Ability to create an environment that facilitates learning
  • Commitment to development of self and others
  • Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Commitment and adherence to the equality act, diversity and inclusion
  • Understanding/demonstration of the Trust values

Desirable

  • Recovery experienced
  • Mentorship/assessor
  • Evidence of implementing innovation in practice
  • Understanding of clinical audits

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Theatre Recovery

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Theatre Recovery

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recovery Lead

Kwame Konadu-Yiadom

kwame.konadu-yiadom@nhs.net

02085107337

Details

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year p.a. incl.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

293-SWNS-0471

Job locations

Theatre Recovery

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR


Supporting documents

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