About this role
Job summary Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS, Band 7 Permanent 37.5 hours per week
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse with critical care/ acute clinical and leadership experience to join our Critical Care Outreach team (CCOT) as we expand our service to provide 24/7 cross site cover.
The successful applicant will join a supportive and dynamic team, leading on delivering high standards of care to acutely unwell patients across our site. CCOT teams are a nurse led service supported by the critical care consultant team. You will have the opportunity to work both as a team and independently, identifying patients at risk of clinical deterioration or that are deteriorating have their needs prioritised with appropriate assessment, intervention and on-ongoing management. Teaching and delivering education to ward teams is an essential part of the role together with leading on deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.
We will provide learning opportunities to develop clinical skills within the CNS role.
Main duties of the job
Collaboratively work as an integral member of the Multidisciplinary Team to providing safe and effective care in ward areas. Recognise and respond to acutely ill and deteriorating patients ensuring timely interventions by the most appropriate member of the healthcare team particularly out of hours. Respond to clinical emergencies as they arise. Teach and assess clinical skills in practice as the opportunity arises. Act as a professional role model for acute care. Audit patient outcomes and service delivery and work collaboratively with other key personnel to introduce change for service improvement
The successful applicant will join a supportive and dynamic team, leading on delivering high standards of care to acutely unwell patients across our site. Our Hospital at Night and CCOT teams are a nurse led service supported by the consultant team. You will have the opportunity to work both as a team and independently, identifying patients at risk of clinical deterioration or that are deteriorating have their needs prioritised with appropriate assessment, intervention and on-ongoing management. Teaching and delivering education to ward teams is an essential part of the role together with deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.
About us St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this post
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
RN BSc Recognised Critical Care or relevant Acute Care Course Clinical Reasoning Advanced Patient Assessment Course
Desirable
MSc Non Medical Prescribing Course
Experience Essential
Relevant Critical Care Experience Leadership and shift leading Experience Change Management experience
Desirable
Previous outreach experience Previous band 7 experience
Skills Essential
Advanced Patient Assessment and Critical Thinking Skills Established Team / Shift Leading Skills Collaborative MDT Working Record of Teaching and Assessing Clinical Practice Excellent Communication Skills Able to Prioritise Work load
Desirable
Research Skills Audit 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.
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 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Epsom and St Helier Cross site
Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1AA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)