Recovery Porter

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The closing date is 05 February 2026

We are looking for a hard working and proactive support worker to join our team working within recovery at the JPUH. The PACU has 19 bed spaces to serve Main theatres, James Paget Orthopaedic Centre and Day care theatres.

We provide a wide range of surgical specialties including Emergency Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, ENT, Gynaecology, Obstetrics and General specialties. Candidates will need to have a flexible attitude to work and have a great team focus.

As an support worker working within the PACU, you will support practitioners on the immediate care of the post operative patient, as well as playing a crucial role in the efficient turnaround of the Theatre to maximise utilisation.

Excellent verbal and non verbal communication skills are required as it is essential to be able to communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels.

You must be available for work bank holidays, weekends and able to work until 2200

We have a genuine desire to support staff development and have great opportunities for career progression.

To work with supervision and guidance in providing and maintaining a high standard of patient care for those patients that went through surgery.

The post holder will be expected to circulate duties within the PACU and work as part of a multi-professional team when required. The post holder will also be required to help transfer patients back to the ward providing comfort and support whilst maintaining respect, privacy, dignity and confidentiality.

• Maintain a clean and safe working area.
• Collect items from theatre stores
• Locate and collect specialist medical equipment when necessary from the ward areas.
• Deliver specimens and collection of blood from pathology lab for patient in recovery.
• Dirty corridor duties including monitoring of stocks level of Nitrous Oxide, CO2 and O2.
• Assist in closing down the bays at end of days
• Phone wards and collect PCA's and epidural systems from the ward

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

To work with supervision and guidance in providing and maintaining a high standard of patient care for those patients that went through surgery.

Please see job description and person specification attached for the post of recovery support worker for in depth duty requirements.

• has numeracy at a grade D or above or equivalent
• has literacy at grade D or above or equivalent
• has NVQ/ QCF/ Apprenticeship in health and care
• willingness to work towards care certificate

• willingness to care for patients
• previous experience looking after or caring for people in a healthcare setting

• ability to complete documentation accurately and legibly
• good team work skills
• good interpersonal skills
• ability to participate in the development and maintenance of a positive learning environment
• keen to develop new skills and competencies
• knowledge of infection control issues

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.

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust