Surgical Recovery Nurse – West Midlands

Company: NHS
Apply for the Surgical Recovery Nurse – West Midlands
Location: Worcester
Job Description:

Are you a Surgical Recovery Nurse with experience in post-anaesthetic or perioperative care, looking for additional weekend work? Here at 18 Week Support, we have an exciting opportunity to support a well‑established NHS Trust in the West Midlands area within a busy Urology Surgery service.

This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside experienced theatre and recovery teams in a well‑supported, patient‑focused environment while benefiting from flexible additional sessions.

Opportunity Highlights

  • Amazing rates of pay
  • Flexibility around your current commitments
  • Consistent or ad‑hoc work available
  • Opportunity to work within a specialist Urology Surgery ward environment

Main duties of the job

  • Deliver high standards of post‑operative care within the recovery area following urology procedures.
  • Assess, monitor, and care for patients recovering from anaesthesia, ensuring patient safety and comfort at all times.
  • Monitor and record patient observations, escalating any clinical concerns appropriately.
  • Work collaboratively with theatre, anaesthetic, and ward teams to ensure safe patient handovers and continuity of care.
  • Maintain accurate patient documentation and provide compassionate, patient‑centred care throughout the recovery process.

Requirements

  • Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
  • Current experience working within a surgical recovery setting for a minimum of 6 months within the last 12 months.
  • Proven NHS experience.
  • Experience working within surgical wards or urology environments is desirable.
  • Strong clinical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary ward team.

Hours

8:00-18:00 – Saturday’s & Sunday’s

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.

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Posted: June 19th, 2026