Job summary
The Outreach Practitioner will be part of the Deteriorating Patient and Outreach Team, focusing on the early identification and management of deteriorating patients to prevent adverse outcomes such as cardiac arrest.
Key Responsibilities: - Provide rapid response support to patients at risk of deterioration or life-threatening conditions.
- Deliver expert clinical care and decision-making in medical emergencies.
- Implement and develop resuscitation policies and deteriorating patient procedures within the hospital.
- Work collaboratively with a multi-professional team to enhance patient safety.
- Provide education and support to staff regarding early warning signs and patient escalation.
- Maintain excellent communication with healthcare teams to ensure effective patient management.
Required Skills & Experience: - Extensive experience in medical emergencies and acute care.
- Strong understanding of deteriorating patient protocols and resuscitation procedures.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills to coordinate care effectively.
- Ability to train and educate other healthcare professionals on deterioration management.
Why Join the Team? - Work in a high-impact role, directly improving patient outcomes.
- Be part of a dedicated, multi-professional team committed to excellence.
- Opportunity to contribute to policy development and staff training.
Main duties of the job
This is a clinically focused, leadership and educational role at Frimley Health.
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day provision of the Critical care Outreach services across Frimley Health.
This is a clinically orientated role that will require the post holder to work weekends, evenings and night shifts as required for service delivery.
Working within the rapid Response Team providing clinical intervention with the appropriate assessment and management of the deteriorating patient and those at risk of deteriorating at Frimley Health.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Performs comprehensive patient assessment based on history taking and physical assessment of acutely ill adult patients.
Advanced clinical decision-making skills for the management of Level 1 to Level 3 patients.
Primary response to the deteriorating patient, within the NEWS track and trigger including direct referrals and the emergency response, this will include NEWS and cardiac arrests calls, both adult and paediatric.
Respond to cardiac arrest and other emergency calls, actively contributing to patient management and acting as team leader as required.
Independently manages patient caseload and prioritises referrals.
Utilise and Promote the Trust Track and trigger system (NEWS2) and the Deteriorating patient (Adult) policy amongst all clinical staff.
Work flexibly within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a high quality of care to the deteriorating patient.
Demonstrates clinical competence and confidence in using highly developed specialist knowledge, equipment, and skills in a variety of clinical settings.
Accurately documents all interventions within the patients notes and maintains correct record keeping for audit and educational purposes.
To work alongside all clinical staff in assisting with their on-going education and developing their skills and confidence in recognising and responding to acute illness.
Work closely with the critical care service to ensure that admission to a critical care bed occurs promptly for patients whom this is appropriate.
The post holder will be accountable for their actions and will act at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (or relevant professional body).
Provide specialist advice, support teaching and training to the ward staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding the management of the deteriorating patient
Liaise with the Deteriorating patient and resuscitation Committee regarding on-going audit and data information to evaluate effectiveness of Outreach and NEWS calls.
To listen to and inform critically patients, their families, carers as appropriate, and members of the multi-disciplinary team on all aspects of their care, encouraging participation in decision-making.
To participate in the effective promotion of Critical outreach services and the recognition of the deteriorating patient.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Performs comprehensive patient assessment based on history taking and physical assessment of acutely ill adult patients.
Advanced clinical decision-making skills for the management of Level 1 to Level 3 patients.
Primary response to the deteriorating patient, within the NEWS track and trigger including direct referrals and the emergency response, this will include NEWS and cardiac arrests calls, both adult and paediatric.
Respond to cardiac arrest and other emergency calls, actively contributing to patient management and acting as team leader as required.
Independently manages patient caseload and prioritises referrals.
Utilise and Promote the Trust Track and trigger system (NEWS2) and the Deteriorating patient (Adult) policy amongst all clinical staff.
Work flexibly within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a high quality of care to the deteriorating patient.
Demonstrates clinical competence and confidence in using highly developed specialist knowledge, equipment, and skills in a variety of clinical settings.
Accurately documents all interventions within the patients notes and maintains correct record keeping for audit and educational purposes.
To work alongside all clinical staff in assisting with their on-going education and developing their skills and confidence in recognising and responding to acute illness.
Work closely with the critical care service to ensure that admission to a critical care bed occurs promptly for patients whom this is appropriate.
The post holder will be accountable for their actions and will act at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (or relevant professional body).
Provide specialist advice, support teaching and training to the ward staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding the management of the deteriorating patient
Liaise with the Deteriorating patient and resuscitation Committee regarding on-going audit and data information to evaluate effectiveness of Outreach and NEWS calls.
To listen to and inform critically patients, their families, carers as appropriate, and members of the multi-disciplinary team on all aspects of their care, encouraging participation in decision-making.
To participate in the effective promotion of Critical outreach services and the recognition of the deteriorating patient.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse/AHP
- BSc (Hons) in relevant subject or equivalent
- Post registration qualification in Critical Care Nursing or equivalent Acute Care course
- Teaching and Assessing/Mentoring qualification
- ALS provider
- Physical assessment course or working towards at level 7
Desirable
- MSc or working towards
- ALS Instructor or ILS Instructor or working towards
- Non - medical prescribing or working towards
- APLS/EPALS provider
Skills
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care with minimal supervision
- Effectively communicate with all levels of the organisation.
- Time management and delegation skills.
- Good IT skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years Band 6 critical care /Acute Care experience
- Experience in providing formal teaching.
Desirable
- Previous Outreach experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse/AHP
- BSc (Hons) in relevant subject or equivalent
- Post registration qualification in Critical Care Nursing or equivalent Acute Care course
- Teaching and Assessing/Mentoring qualification
- ALS provider
- Physical assessment course or working towards at level 7
Desirable
- MSc or working towards
- ALS Instructor or ILS Instructor or working towards
- Non - medical prescribing or working towards
- APLS/EPALS provider
Skills
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care with minimal supervision
- Effectively communicate with all levels of the organisation.
- Time management and delegation skills.
- Good IT skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years Band 6 critical care /Acute Care experience
- Experience in providing formal teaching.
Desirable
- Previous Outreach experience
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
