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Recovery Practitioner
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Home Office register entry: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Bebington
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Role description
Job summary
Wirral University Teaching Hospital is seeking to recruit an Recovery Practitioner
The post holders will need to be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team helping to provide our patients with the highest level of care as well as being able to work as an individual practitioner.
Applicants must be committed to delivering high quality patient focused care and have excellent interpersonal skills.
Recovery has 12 bays and an Enhanced Recovery unit with 6 bays
The role will include working the following shifts:
Days, weekends and night shift
Main duties of the job
Participate under the supervision of the specialist core team members in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care for all patients during the perioperative period (utilising and adapting transferable skills during training
Maintain accurate records of the theatre episodes in line with trustdepartmental policies
Promote the safety, wellbeing of interests of patients, staff and visitors to the clinical area
Promote clinical governance by actively participating in the risk management process within the trust
Applicants must be committed to delivering high quality patient focused care and have excellent interpersonal skills.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Details
Date posted
01 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
408-26-585-A
Job locations
Clatterbridge Hospital
Clatterbridge
Wirral
CH63 4JY
United Kingdom
Last verified against our ingestion on 2 September 2026; sponsor register dataset 2026-08-25.