Band 5 Theatre practitioner PACU
The closing date is 11 December 2025
An exciting opportunity has opened up for a Band 5 Recovery Practitioner in our Recovery Unit. We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic person to join our team.
In this post you are responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence‑based patient care using clinical expertise and skill. The post holder will work collaboratively and co‑operatively with other members of the multi‑disciplinary team, in meeting the needs of the patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a NMC / HCPC registered practitioner or nurse who will assess, plan, implement and evaluate high‑quality, safe and compassionate care for patients in the perioperative setting. This care will be facilitated utilising evidence‑based perioperative standards, trust policies as well as local and national guidelines (e.g. NICE).
The post holder will be expected to work with the perioperative multi‑disciplinary team (including anaesthetists and surgeons) to provide effective care within the post‑anaesthetic care discipline, in line with scope of practice and departmental need.
The post holder will support the Theatre Leadership Team to ensure standards of practice and care quality are upheld; this includes acting as a role model, supporting the learning of others and contributing to the development and implementation of improvement ideas.
About us
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined‑up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Job responsibilities
You may already be working as a Band 5 in Recovery/PACU in another hospital but looking to move elsewhere, or you may already be experienced, enthusiastic, adaptable and self‑motivated Band 5 working in surgery, critical care or A&E and wanting to move to theatres and extend your skill set. We also have an opportunity for someone who is newly qualified and wants to develop their skills in our theatre environment – we offer a preceptorship development programme and a supportive training environment.
We are seeking applicants who can work a variety of shifts to cover core hours, nights and weekends.
Our 15‑theatre department carries out a wide range of procedures for a number of surgical specialties including orthopaedics, trauma, ENT, dentistry, urology, ophthalmology, general surgery, colorectal, breast, obstetrics and, more recently, robotics.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First‑level registered nurse or registered Operating Department Practitioner
* Current registration with either NMC or HCPC
* Accredited post‑registration qualification in anaesthetics or post‑anaesthetic care (as appropriate to role)
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Intermediate Life Support / Paediatric Intermediate Life Support (Anaesthetics and Post Anaesthetic Care roles)
* Completion of a validated, university‑accredited Surgical First Assistant programme of study to support extended scope of practice
Experience
* Experience in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care using an evidence‑based approach
* Experience of understanding and implementing (adhering to) trust policies, departmental procedures and local / national guidelines
* Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi‑disciplinary team to meet the needs of all service users
* Experience of undertaking / recording CPD activities commensurate to the role, including keeping relevant logs to support annual appraisal / validation of extended role competencies
* Experience across a broad range of specialties in one or more peri‑operative disciplines (Anaesthetics, Scrub and Post Anaesthetic Care)
* Evidence of supervising junior staff and leading clinical teams
* Evidence of supporting colleagues / mentoring learners / facilitating learning within the peri‑operative environment
* Evidence of post‑registration CPD and recent experience as a Surgical First Assistant / ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge / competence to undertake a Surgical First Assistant role
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.
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£31,049 to £37,796 a year, pro‑rata
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