Anaesthetics and Recovery ODP​/Nurse WRH​/KTC

Anaesthetics and Recovery ODP/Nurse WRH/KTC

The closing date is 18 February 2026

We are recruiting enthusiastic Band 5 Anaesthetic and Recovery Practitioners (Registered Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners) to join our countywide theatres service at Worcester Royal Hospital and Kidderminster Treatment Centre.

This post is suitable for newly qualified practitioners or those with experience who are looking to develop their skills within a supportive and well-established perioperative team. You will work across anaesthetics and recovery, delivering safe, effective and compassionate care to patients throughout the perioperative pathway.

You will be supported through a structured preceptorship and development programme, with opportunities to gain experience across different sites and specialities. Countywide working offers variety, professional development and the chance to work with a wide multidisciplinary team.

We are looking for individuals who are motivated, adaptable and committed to high standards of patient care, and who share our Trust values of being open and honest, ensuring people feel cared for, and showing respect to everyone.

You must be a Registered Nurse (Adult) or Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC registration, or due to qualify shortly. Flexible working options may be considered in line with service needs.

As a Band 5 Anaesthetic and Recovery Practitioner, you will provide safe, effective, and compassionate perioperative care to patients undergoing surgical procedures. You will assist in the preparation and delivery of anaesthesia, working under the supervision of senior practitioners and anaesthetists, ensuring equipment, drugs, and the clinical environment are prepared and checked in line with Trust policies.

You will deliver high-quality post-anaesthetic care in the recovery area, monitoring patients physiological condition, recognising and responding to changes in their condition, and escalating concerns appropriately. You will support patients through recovery, providing reassurance and maintaining dignity and comfort at all times.

You will contribute to maintaining a safe theatre environment, adhering to infection prevention, health and safety, and safeguarding policies. Accurate documentation and effective communication with the multidisciplinary team will be essential to ensure continuity of care.

You will participate in a preceptorship and ongoing development programme, demonstrating a willingness to learn and develop skills across anaesthetics and recovery. The post holder must demonstrate the ability to work flexibly across the countywide theatres service in accordance with service demands.

Our purpose is simple Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move forward. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. These values are: being open and honest, ensuring people feel cared for, and showing respect to everyone.

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
JOB DESCRIPTION

Post

Title:

Theatre Practitioner - RN / ODP Pay Band: Band 5 Hours: Full/Part time Contract: Permanent Location / Department: Trust-wide Theatres Accountable to: Theatre Matron Reports to: Senior Team Leader : 2025

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WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
JOB DESCRIPTION

Post

Title:

Theatre Practitioner - RN / ODP Pay Band: Band 5 Hours: Full/Part time Contract: Permanent Location / Department: Trust-wide Theatres Accountable to: Theatre Matron Reports to: Senior Team Leader : 2025

Internal: Patients, anaesthetists, surgeons, theatre personnel
External: Visitors to theatres, relatives, ward personnel, housekeeping, portering, and estates teams
Liaises with: Multidisciplinary team (MDT)

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