Job summary
Critical Care Outreach Nurse
The Critical Care Outreach team are delighted to be in a position to offer the opportunity for a nurse with critical care experience at band 6 or 7 to join the team.
We are looking for applicants who have an interest in working across the trust with the multi-disciplinary teams to give the best care to acutely ill and deteriorating patients.
As a team we value considerate team working, excellent interpersonal skills and strong collaborative approaches.
The applicant will have experience in critical care nursing, but will also be seeking opportunities to expand their abilities in team working, leadership and delivery of excellent patient care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder works alongside the CNS/ACP for Outreach to deliver patient -focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of acutely ill, deteriorating and critically ill patients in the Trust.
The post holder displays excellent communication and leadership skills, working with the CNS/ACP to provide the best care within given resources and the best use of the patient's environment. The post holder will support other practitioners delivering care.
About us
The City of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.
Our values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensure effective and appropriate caseload management at all times.
Contribute towards support and professional development of team members, and support for community and ward team members learning needs.
Demonstrate excellent personal communication. Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with individuals and groups. Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of patients and others may be infringed.
Contribute towards the achievement of the best standard of nursing care across the Trust. Facilitate care based on best research evidence that is holistic and patient centred. Facilitate patient involvement in both decisions affecting their care and wellbeing, and in service development. Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and Trusts protocols and guidelines. Be accountable for own practice and for the delegation of care given to more junior colleagues, support workers, students, and other health care staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensure effective and appropriate caseload management at all times.
Contribute towards support and professional development of team members, and support for community and ward team members learning needs.
Demonstrate excellent personal communication. Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with individuals and groups. Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of patients and others may be infringed.
Contribute towards the achievement of the best standard of nursing care across the Trust. Facilitate care based on best research evidence that is holistic and patient centred. Facilitate patient involvement in both decisions affecting their care and wellbeing, and in service development. Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and Trusts protocols and guidelines. Be accountable for own practice and for the delegation of care given to more junior colleagues, support workers, students, and other health care staff
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse ( Pt 1/12)
- Health related degree or working towards, or able to demonstrate evidence of working at that level
- Critical Care Qualification or equivalent.
- Evidence of leadership, management and speciality development
- Advanced Life Support Provider
Desirable
- Independant Prescribing Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post - qualification experience in a critical care area
- Experience in mentoring/ facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching.
- Recent experience in leadership role
Desirable
- At least five years post registration experience
- Recent critical care outreach experience
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse ( Pt 1/12)
- Health related degree or working towards, or able to demonstrate evidence of working at that level
- Critical Care Qualification or equivalent.
- Evidence of leadership, management and speciality development
- Advanced Life Support Provider
Desirable
- Independant Prescribing Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post - qualification experience in a critical care area
- Experience in mentoring/ facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching.
- Recent experience in leadership role
Desirable
- At least five years post registration experience
- Recent critical care 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).
