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Theatre Practitioner Recovery Nurse 

Band 5 Full-Time 37.5 per week 

Croydon University Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic, caring and motivated individual to join the Recovery team as a recovery practitioner.

We particular interested in candidates with Recovery experiences, able to demonstrate a commitment to developing yourself, and supporting the various teams. You will act as role model for others, promoting best practice and the delivery of high quality, patient centred care.

Working in Recovery, you will be rotate through in Emergency surgical centre Recovery and Croydon  Elective Centre Recovery, learning to become an expert in the patient care, team leading , and ensure excellent patient care is maintained throughout the patient pathway.

The diversity of the specialties we offer make this a stimulating and engaging place to working, supported by dedicated and established multidisciplinary teams along with practice educators.

We are a close knit and friendly organisations where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

Interviews: 8th January 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be the part of the clinical team who ensure that clinical care of patients, and others using the services, receive an efficient and quality service.

Within this role you will be expected to work across both the Croydon Elective and Emergency Surgical Centre.

The role and responsibilities will be to:

• Prepare the clinical area to receive patients in PACU(Recovery)
• Provide assistance in clinical areas for immediate post-operative care when the need arise.
• Assist in the positioning and prioritize patient care. 
• Follow A,B,C,D,E approach while receiving the patient from theatre.
• Ensure all care is documented on the IT system, and everything is logged accurately on the correct system in accordance with with Trust and departmental policy and procedures.
• Help control cross infection by observing departmental policy regarding:
• Uniform code
• Marinating a clean working environment.
• Decontamination/sterilisation
• Aseptic technique

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.