Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent MDT Team working ability
- Skills
Excellent written communication skills
- Skills
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Skills
Able to work effectively under pressure
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse with NMC Pin
- Qualifications
Evidence of CPD
- Clinical skills
Clinical theatre experience in nursing capacity
- Clinical skills
Clinical recovery experience in nursing capacity
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Theatre/Recovery specific further training
- Clinical skills
Evidence candidate able to scrub independently
- Clinical skills
Evidence candidate able to recover patients independently
- Clinical skills
Evidence of advanced clinical skills (e.g. Cannulation, Catheterisation etc)
- Clinical skills
Clinical experience in maternity care
Job overview
Are you an experienced healthcare professional with a passion for maternity care?
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Maternity Theatre and Recovery Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary maternity team at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust. In this multifaceted role, you will provide critical care in the theatre and recovery areas for women undergoing surgical procedures, as well as offer essential support in the postnatal ward when theatre and recovery workloads are light. This is an excellent opportunity for NMC registered nurses looking for variety, challenge, and the chance to make a meaningful difference in the care of mothers and newborns.
**Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a large volume of applications - applicants are advised to apply as soon as possible**
Main duties of the job
Maternity Theatre/Recovery Nurses will utilise their theatre skills to lay up theatre trays, assist at elective and emergency caesarean sections and prepare to scrub during an emergency vaginal delivery. Following delivery, they will use their skills to recover the women from either spinal/epidural anaesthesia or general anaesthesia. They will support the smooth running of maternity theatre, working closely with midwifery and obstetric teams. Training midwives how to scrub in an emergency caesarean section will be an additional part of their role.
Summary of duties:
- Scrub for emergency and elective caesarean procedures
- In the event that there are no elective or emergency procedures, the post holder/s will work on the maternity ward, giving care to postnatal women
- Independently complete postnatal checks on postnatal women (Maternity Theatre Nurses are not to palpate the maternal uterus – this is the responsibility of the Midwife)
- Complete appropriate BFI training and assist with infant feeding in accordance with BFI and Trust policy
- Complete maternal observations and document using recognised MEOWS chart on Badgernet
- Escalate any abnormal results
- Complete removal of catheters and monitor bladder function
- Record removal on catheter care plan and document volume of urine voids
- Administer medication in accordance with trust policy
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached job description which provides full details and more information about the maternity theatre/recovery nurse role.
***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS FOR REGISTERED NURSES ONLY NOT MIDWIVES, IF YOU ONLY HAVE A MIDWIFERY NMC PIN PLEASE DO NOT APPLY, DUAL REGISTRANTS CAN APPLY***
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Maternity Theatre & Recovery Nurse with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Epsom, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £36,943 - £44,900 Pro rata per annum inc HCAS (outer London). The contract type is Permanent: Pro rata per annum inc HCAS (outer London). The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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