# Theatre Practitioner- Recovery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/theatre-practitioner-recovery/4a3ddc1a-3967-4552-a2e8-c54c4385bec5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/theatre-practitioner-recovery/4a3ddc1a-3967-4552-a2e8-c54c4385bec5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Alder Hey Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Including on-calls and weekend working) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T07:30:30.118Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Alder_Hey_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Theatre_Recovery/Theatre_Recovery-v8366357 - **Employer website:** https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled individual to join our Inpatient Theatre Recovery team. The primary focus of the post is to ensure that the Trust provides high quality patient centered care as part of the Theatre department reflecting the beliefs outlined in the Trust objectives, values and vision. The practitioner will act as an advocate for patients and families, and will be a front-line advocate for the Trust. The practitioner will work towards in-depth knowledge of the theatre department and be involved with teaching and assessing members of staff against current Trust standards. The practitioner will deputise for the senior practitioner in their absence. The practitioner will be responsible for their own professional conduct in line with NMC / HCPC Code of Conduct. They will adhere to and understand all Trust and local policies and procedure The practitioner will be expected to work flexibly covering unsociable hours and an on-call commitment. ### Main duties of the job - Assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the holistic peri-operative care of patients using knowledge and skills within the Theatre department. Provide skilled care to the patient throughout their journey. - Act as patient’s advocate and ensure patients’ wishes, choices and beliefs are taken into account in the decision making process as necessary in collaboration with the family - Maintain safe and effective patient care, ensuring that working practices conform to Theatre and Trust policies and procedures - Ensure the WHO checklist is completed for every patient - Maintain accurate and legible records of care in line with Trust policy and NMC / HCPC Code of Conduct. - Be involved in monitoring and promoting high standards of care, including audits - Participate in cost improvement initiatives including the cost effective use of resources - Maintain a culture in which infection control is intrinsic to care delivery, and is monitored in line with Trust policy. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Education and Training **Essential** - Degree or equivalent experience - HCPC Registered ODP or NMC Registered Nurse **Desirable** - RSCN - Post graduate qualification in recovery, HDU/ICU - Mentorship qualifications ### Application form and interview **Essential** - Registered Nurse/ODP - Good written/communication skills **Desirable** - Recovery setting experience - Recovery/HDU qualification - Paediatric experience ## Documents - [ip recovery jd (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10693585) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.