About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse or Senior Operating Department Practitioner (SODP) to join our evolving Anaesthetics and Recovery Team as a Band 6 Anaesthetic and Recovery Practitioner.
As part of an innovative workforce transformation, Anaesthetic and Recovery services are coming together to create a fully integrated perioperative team. Historically separate roles, all newly appointed practitioners will now work across both Anaesthetics and Recovery, providing seamless patient care throughout the perioperative journey. This rotational model has been developed to ensure a flexible, highly skilled workforce capable of delivering safe, high-quality care across both clinical environments.
The successful candidate will be an experienced practitioner with the clinical expertise, leadership skills and enthusiasm to help shape this new way of working. Working alongside the Band 7 leadership team, the post holder will act as a role model, supporting the development of staff undertaking the dual-role pathway and helping new team members gain confidence and competence in both Anaesthetic and Recovery practice.
The role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, including supervision of staff, supporting preceptorship and competency programmes, facilitating learning opportunities, and promoting a positive team culture during this exciting period of change.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide expert perioperative care, assisting with anaesthesia, airway management and patient monitoring, while also delivering high-quality post-anaesthetic recovery care to a diverse patient population across multiple surgical specialties.
This position offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of perioperative services, helping to establish a skilled and resilient workforce while ensuring patients receive outstanding care from admission to recovery. Candidates should be passionate about education, service improvement, and developing others, with a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and clinical practice.
For the initial 12 to 18 months, this role will primarily involve working Monday to Friday, with a reduced requirement to participate in weekend, night, and on-call duties. This arrangement is intended to support the implementation and development of a significant service change within the department. Following successful implementation of the service change, it is expected that the post holder will transition to the standard Band 6 rota and work alongside other Band 6 practitioners, undertaking an equitable share of shift work, including nights, weekends, and on-call commitments, in line with service requirements.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced practitioner who is enthusiastic about leadership, education and developing a modern, integrated Anaesthetic and Recovery workforce.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide expert clinical care within both Anaesthetic and Recovery environments. Support and supervise staff undertaking dual-role training and competency programmes. Act as a preceptor, mentor and role model for newly appointed practitioners. Promote patient safety, quality improvement and best practice across the perioperative pathway. Assist with induction, education and ongoing professional development of staff. Coordinate patient care and support operational flow within the department. Lead by example in fostering effective communication, teamwork and collaborative working across Anaesthetics and Recovery. Contribute to workforce development and the successful implementation of the integrated service model. Interview Date Thursday 12 November 2026 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education Essential
Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Operating Department Practitioner Current NMC / HCPC registration Diploma in a health related subject, prepared to take degree level study Specialist qualification if relevant to role or previous experience Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship)
Desirable
Degree in health related subject Relevant specialist qualification
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Previous post registration experience which must be relevant and recent Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development Understanding of professional accountability in a leadership role Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable
Audit / research experience Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation / IV drug administration / scrub skills relevant to speciality / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality
Skills & Abilities Essential
Good IT skills
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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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Freeman Hospital
317 01 Freeman Hospital
NE7 7DN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)