Registered Nurse​/ODP

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The closing date is 22 February 2026

The Recovery Department in Eastern RDUH is made up of three main areas, General Recovery, Centre for Womens Health (CWH) and Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre (PEOC). We also provide recovery for the West of England Eye Unit, Cardiology, MRI CT and Endoscopy services.

Patient care is provided by Registered Nurses, Operating Department Practitioners and Assistant Practitioners, for patients undergoing surgery procedures under general or regional anaesthesia. We are also supported by Band 2/3 Recovery Assistants.

Working Patterns aim to meet the operational demands of the service and to accommodate the flexible and family friendly working within this remit so the shift patterns vary from those on the wards.

In recovery you will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to help you achieve the best for our patients and build on your knowledge and skills. You will have the support of the practice educator team to enrich your learning experience and help you develop.

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Are you looking for a new challenge or to developing your surgical nursing skills? We are looking for a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive Recovery team. The post provides the opportunity to develop skills and experience across the Recovery units in general, orthopaedic, womens health theatres and WEEU; caring for both adult and paediatric patients.

As well as providing overnight enhanced care for level 1.5 surgical patients.

The post is open to practitioners who have up-to-date Recovery or acute surgical in-patient experience and are registered general nurses/ ODPs or registered paediatric nurses.

If you already have Surgical, Recovery or Critical Care experience you would be able to integrate into the established Recovery team and support future unit developments and junior staff.

The successful candidate will be supported with a 6-week supernumerary induction period and pack, as well as support from a named facilitator to enable them to gain the skills and experience required. Additionally, the Recovery Practice Educators are allocated to support the further enhancement of existing Recovery/Critical care skills and competencies.

The successful candidate will have the opportunities to develop skills/complete accredited training to enable them to support junior staff and students on placement to…