Job Description
Recovery Nurse
LOCATION: JACE Private Hospital / Day Procedure Unit, GREYSTEEL
HOURS: 30-37.5hrs per week
SALARY: £32,000-£38,000 depending on experience.
CLOSING DATE: 17th June 2026
Please note: applicants must demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria in order to be considered for shortlisting. Applications that do not clearly evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted
(ESSENTIAL)
- NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Up-to-date NMC revalidation, mandatory training, and CPD
- Evidence of post-registration experience in:
- Recovery
Clinical Competencies
(ESSENTIAL)
- Airway management: OPA/NPA, LMA, basic airway manoeuvres
- Monitoring: ECG, SpO2, BP, ETCO2
- Post-anaesthetic care: emergence, nausea/vomiting, pain control
- Analgesia management: IV opioids, multimodal analgesia
- Post-operative complications: hypotension, desaturation, bleeding
- Safe transfer criteria
- Anaphylaxis recognition and management
- ILS certification
Governance & Safety
(ESSENTIAL)
- WHO Surgical Safety Checklist awareness
- Incident reporting
- Infection prevention & control
- Documentation standards aligned with RQIA
- Understanding of Duty of Candour, GDPR, safeguarding
- Specimen handling (if recovery supports theatre flow)
Personal Attributes
(ESSENTIAL)
- Calm under pressure
- Strong communication with anaesthetists and theatre teams
- Ability to prioritise rapidly changing clinical needs
- Compassionate, patient-centred approach
Desirable Criteria
- Post-Anaesthetic Care Course (PACC)
- Advanced airway skills (supraglottic devices, jaw thrust proficiency)
Experience with:
- TIVA, sedation lists, endoscopy recovery
- Experience in private healthcare settings
- Audit participation or QI involvement
Please note: An Access NI enhanced disclosure check (including information held by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)) will be required for this job role.
The DBS barred lists are maintained by the Disclosure and Barring Service. There are two of them one is a list of people who have been barred from working with children, and the other is a list of people who have been barred from working with vulnerable adults.
A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining the position. JACE Medical adhere to internal policies on the recruitment of ex-offenders and on the secure handling, use, and storage and retention of disclosure information. All checks are processed in line with the Access NI code of practice.
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