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
Employer details
Employer name
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Theatre Recovery
Homerton Row
London
E9 6SR
Employer's website
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