As a Staff Nurse specialising in recovery, PACU, and post-operative care, you will play a vital role in supporting our patients immediately after surgery and throughout their outpatient recovery period. You’ll work within a multidisciplinary team across our three operating theatres and nurse-led dressings clinic, ensuring patients are closely monitored, reassured, and receive compassionate, safe care as they regain their strength.

You’ll also work closely with our consultants and surgical teams, ensuring continuity of care from theatre discharge to wound healing — supporting the smooth delivery of day-case surgery and contributing to best-in-class clinical outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a nurse passionate about post-operative care, who thrives in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment and is looking to develop within a highly respected clinical team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, individualised nursing care in the post-anaesthetic care unit (PACU), ensuring safe patient recovery from sedation or general anaesthetic
• Monitor and manage patients’ post-operative condition, escalating appropriately when required
• Deliver wound care management and provide clear post-operative advice in our dressings and wound care clinic
• Collaborate with surgeons, anaesthetists, and recovery team members to ensure a safe and seamless patient experience
• Document all clinical activity and patient observations accurately in line with best practice and regulatory standards
• Provide emotional reassurance and practical guidance to patients in recovery, ensuring their safety, dignity and comfort at all times
• Maintain clinical environments to the highest standards of hygiene and safety

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• 1+ year of experience in a pre-/post-operative surgical ward
• 1+ year of experience working in a recovery or PACU setting
• Valid NMC registration and eligibility to work in the UK as a Registered Nurse
• Excellent clinical judgement and attention to detail
• A calm, compassionate approach with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced clinical environment

Desirable

• Experience in wound care and post-surgical dressings
• Previous work in the private healthcare sector
• Phlebotomy skills
• Good IT skills, including use of electronic clinical records
• Ability to manage and prioritise a constantly evolving workload

Employee Benefits

• 31 days’ annual leave (including public holidays), increasing with service
• Paid day off for your birthday and your wedding day (after 1 year of service)
• Cycle to Work scheme, wellbeing support, and EAP
• In-clinic refreshments and healthy snacks
• Staff beauty treatments and product discounts post-probation
• Regular team lunches and social events in central London
• Pension scheme (currently NEST)
• Length of service rewards and referral bonus scheme

Learning & Career Development

• Career pathways in wound care, recovery, clinical mentorship and more
• Training and development supported through protected learning time
• Access to our Consultant-led lunchtime learning sessions
• Role shadowing and mentoring within a respected clinical team
• Opportunities to progress into leadership, specialist nursing or multi-disciplinary roles
• Experience working alongside world-class surgeons and clinicians