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Salary for this role£32,073 – £39,043 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

NHS roles fall under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

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Role description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity within the Recovery team for enthusiastic and dynamic nurses wanting to develop their critical thinking skills and advanced nursing skills in the provision of excellent perioperative care and patient experience.

Recovery Units consist of four areas which cover a full variety of specialities including specialities such as plastics, spinal surgery, paediatrics, gynaecology, orthopaedic and trauma.

The post holder will be a registered nurse with previous surgical nursing experience. Be a good communicator and able to work as part of a team and on their own initiative. Be willing to undertake specialist training. The successful candidate will work as part of a team who cover across site working with our recovery team in High Wycombe.We have a tradition of excellence and our vision is simple, to provide a gold standard in peri-operative practice, and invest in you the people who deliver care. We are seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development and/or implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients undergoing theatre procedures.

To provide highly skilled assistance in all areas of the operating department and associated areas, and act as a professional member of the theatre team. He/she is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care, maintaining a highly skilled standard of nursing care within the framework of Trust policies.

The post holder will teach, supervise and motivate qualified and unqualified staff including basic and/or post basic students (Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners), back to nursing students and health care assistants.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Date posted

23 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

434-SCC8335504

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Queen Alexandra Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

Experience in scrub, recovery or anaesthetics.

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Complaints procedure training
Ability to communicate with patients (and their relatives or carers) who may have some a range of complex health care issues, and a variety of sensory/communication/ physical /mental health /language needs

Desirable

Working knowledge of the NHS and structures/procedures
Sound knowledge of theatre practice and perioperative Issues
IT Skills

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

RGN / or ODP with appropriate registration
NMC or HPC registration

Desirable

MSPP/ENB 998

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.