Job Description

Theatre Recovery Practitioner

Band 6

Permanent

37.5 hours per week plus on call commitment



Part time hours considered

Applicants must have a minimum of three years' experience in Recovery or a comparable setting, such as Intensive Care (ITU), to be considered for this position.



Aintree site has 20 operating theatres across four departments which cover a wide variety of surgical specialties. Liverpool University Foundation Hospital is part of the Major Trauma Centre Collaborative (MTCC), a partnership between Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and is the regional Major Trauma Centre for the North West, providing the full range of services and clinical expertise for patients who are severely injured from all areas of the region.

The departments include:

Main A theatre consisting of 7 Theatres, Recovery and Surgical Forward Wait



Main B Theatre consisting of 5 Theatres, Recovery and Surgical Forward Wait



Main C Theatre, Recovery and Surgical Forward Wait are Elective Care Centre Theatres - consisting of 4 Theatres, 2 Treatment Rooms, Recovery, Day Ward and Surgical Forward Wait



Please note, this vacancy may close early once sufficient applications have been received



The Recovery and Surgical Forward Wait department offers a dynamic, supportive environment with varied workloads, challenges, and development opportunities. We seek passionate practitioners committed to teaching, career progression, and delivering excellent patient care. Applicants must be flexible to workdays, weekends, bank holidays, and rotate across four recovery areas to meet service needs and gain essential skills.



Ideal candidates will have knowledge of theatre procedures, a professional portfolio demonstrating CPD, and experience in multi-professional working, mentorship, change implementation, and leadership. Key skills include shift coordination, delegation, rota planning, HR awareness, and implementing learning from incidents. Strong communication and motivational abilities are essential, along with resilience under pressure and prioritisation skills.



Applicants should demonstrate leadership, teamwork, HR and change management, clinical governance, and incident management knowledge. Desirable attributes include workforce planning awareness and understanding of NHS policy. Additional requirements: safeguarding knowledge, IT proficiency, ability to manage complex situations, and a flexible, proactive approach to role and shift patterns.



For full details, please refer to the attached



Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.



We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.



UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.



For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.



Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.



For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page .



To lead a Theatre Recovery team in providing perioperative patient care.



CLINICAL

Perform comprehensive assessment of peri-operative patient care needs, plan,

implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs /

technology and varying levels of complexity.

Collect, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records to enable

effective care delivery.

Involve the multidisciplinary team and where possible patients and carers/relatives in the

planning and delivery of care.

Work collaboratively with other professionals and departments to ensure patient needs

are met, especially with regard to efficient enhancement of the patient journey within the

speciality.

Establish and maintain effective communication with multi- disciplinary team, patients

and carers/relatives.

Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations,

Treat all information regarding clients and patients as confidential.



MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP

Act as an effective role model

Expedite excellent organisational skills and demonstrate leading a team and co-ordinating the recovery area ensuring an optimal level of responsibility and safety.

Deputise for the Theatre Recovery Manager/ Speciality Lead in their absence.

Accept delegated line management responsibilities of other team members including

performance development reviews and provide counselling & support where necessary.

Support the Theatre Recovery Manager to maximise best use of clinical resources, implementing best practice in patient flow, and the patient's journey.

Participate in the recruitment process of the recovery service.

Promotes innovation and the development of services within the speciality area and assist the Theatre Recovery Manager /Speciality Lead to implement change.

Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources: reporting

fluctuations and developments in a timely manner.

Monitor health, safety and security of self and others.

Promote best practice in the theatre area.

Clinical Governance / Quality

Assist as required in departmental audit.

Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others;

participate in the development of the same.

Continually monitor standards of care and participate in leading the improvement of care,

through benchmarking, audit and research,

Support patient and public involvement activities in the theatre area as appropriate, leading

to service improvement.

Ensure compliance with untoward incident reporting & near misses.

Promote people's equality, diversity and rights.

Assist the Theatre Recovery Manager in the effective use and monitoring the quality of supplies I

equipment.

Education and training development

Participate with the theatre-training department in providing education and development

opportunities for a theatre team.

Develop own clinical knowledge and participate in the development of others. (KSF

Dimension Level)

Ensure own compliance and compliance of others regarding mandatory training and

professional development requirements.

Assist the Theatre Recovery Manager and Speciality Lead in facilitating an environment that provides staff with a range of education and training development opportunities.

Act as a mentor / assessor to theatre recovery learners