Enhanced Recovery Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role involves implementing and embedding enhanced recovery within the orthopaedic unit, working as part of a multidisciplinary team. The practitioner will lead the team, support patients pre- and post-operatively, and follow up in clinic. They will also contribute to service development, aiming to reduce length of stay and increase day-case arthroplasty. The role includes leadership and management responsibilities to ensure smooth unit operation and foster a positive team culture.
Essential criteria
- Appropriate NMC/AHP Registration
- Diploma or Degree in Nursing/AHP
- Recognised Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional education or development in area of speciality
- Minimum 2 years orthopaedic experience
Desirable criteria
- Masters level Study
- Completion leadership and management programme
- Non Medical Prescribing qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Evidence of management skills and ability to lead a team
- participation in multi-professional learning
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve clinical practice
- Knowledge of Ethical issues
- experience in lower limb arthroplasty pathways
- experience of pre assessment and discharge planning
- Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
- Knowledge of Research and Development
- Qualifications and Education
- Appropriate NMC/AHP Registration
- Diploma or Degree in Nursing/AHP
- Recognised Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional education or development in area of speciality
- Minimum 2 years orthopaedic experience
- Masters level Study
- Completion leadership and management programme
- Non Medical Prescribing qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Evidence of management skills and ability to lead a team
- participation in multi-professional learning
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve clinical practice
- Knowledge of Ethical issues
- experience in lower limb arthroplasty pathways
- experience of pre assessment and discharge planning
- Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
- Knowledge of Research and Development
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Enhanced Recovery Practitioner
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
This role offers a unique opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary approach to implement and embed enhanced recovery within the orthopaedic unit. The role will require somebody with a high level of interpersonal and communication skill and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team. As an enhanced recovery practitioner for orthopaedics, you will be expected to lead the multi-disciplinary team on the orthopaedic wards to implement enhanced recovery, in addition to supporting the patients and their families throughout the pathway both preoperatively and post operatively. You will also support them post discharge and follow up these patients in clinic. Working as part of the multi-disciplinary team you will be actively encouraged to assist with service development and improve the patient experience based on emerging and best practice models of care, which is responsive to patient feedback and audit. The post holder will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to promote evidence-based practice and continuous service improvement with a view to reduce length of stay and increase day-case arthroplasty
In addition, you'll support the ward manager with a range of leadership and management responsibilities,
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