Surgical Recovery Nurse - West Midlands

Are you a Surgical Recovery Nurse with experience in post-anaesthetic or perioperative care, looking for additional weekend work? Here at 18 Week Support, we have an exciting opportunity to support a well‑established NHS Trust in the West Midlands area within a busy Urology Surgery service.

This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside experienced theatre and recovery teams in a well‑supported, patient‑focused environment while benefiting from flexible additional sessions.

• Amazing rates of pay
• Flexibility around your current commitments
• Consistent or ad‑hoc work available
• Opportunity to work within a specialist Urology Surgery ward environment

• Deliver high standards of post‑operative care within the recovery area following urology procedures.
• Assess, monitor, and care for patients recovering from anaesthesia, ensuring patient safety and comfort at all times.
• Monitor and record patient observations, escalating any clinical concerns appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with theatre, anaesthetic, and ward teams to ensure safe patient handovers and continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate patient documentation and provide compassionate, patient‑centred care throughout the recovery process.

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Current experience working within a surgical recovery setting for a minimum of 6 months within the last 12 months.
• Proven NHS experience.
• Experience working within surgical wards or urology environments is desirable.
• Strong clinical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary ward team.

8:00-18:00 - Saturday's & Sunday’s

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.