Job summary
We are delighted to announce a vacancy within the dynamic iMobile Critical Care Outreach Team at our Denmark Hill site, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking a passionate, highly skilled, and experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in Critical Care Outreach to join our forward-thinking team. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a service that delivers expert critical care support across the hospital to deteriorating patients, making a tangible impact on patient outcomes. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience as Critical Care Outreach Nurse , alongside evidence of academic training and competencies that demonstrate practice at an advanced level within Critical care outreach.
Main duties of the job
- As an ACP you will be practising autonomously providing expert care for a complex group of patients. This will encompass the skills of advanced clinical assessment, examination,diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice throughout the site.
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Provide professional advice to all areas of the organisation concerning deteriorating patients. Participate in service development and delivery: including policy development, training, clinical governance, and risk.
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The post holder will deliver a 90% clinical component to their role and 10% related to appraisal, clinical audit, teaching, continuous professional development and research.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A detailed job description and personal specification is attached to this advertisement as a PDF. Personal Specification is also outlined in the role requirements within this advertisement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A detailed job description and personal specification is attached to this advertisement as a PDF. Personal Specification is also outlined in the role requirements within this advertisement.
Person Specification
Skills and competancies
Essential
- Able to prioritise workload
- Provide patients centred care, involving in decision making around care
- Work as part of a team but has ability to work alone
- Enthusiasm for advancing practice in nursing, critical care outreach and deteriorating patient care.
- Good communicator both written and verbal
- Computer literate. Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages including word, excel and power point. Ability to develop these further
Desirable
- Able to produce and analyse reports relating to CCOT service and deteriorating patients
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of undertaking audit & research
- Significant experience in multi-speciality hospital: neuro, haematology, liver, renal and cardiac.
- Experience of teaching and presenting regularly in previous post, confident to deliver this to MDT.
- Experience of people management and leadership in previous role
- Experience of leading in emergency situations
- Experience in planning and delivering care to deteriorating patients
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to lead teams
- Experience writing policies, SOPs or guidelines
- Experience in leading quality improvement initiatives in previous role.
Desirable
- Experience of managing service budget
- Previous experience in an ACP role
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate Professional registration - NMC Adult Nurse
- Mentorshipor equivalent student assessment qualification
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice as defined by HEE framework for ACP or MSc in relevant subject with ACP status via portfolio route.
- ALS provider
- Qualification in Advanced assessment and clinical decision making
- Non-medical prescriber, with evidence of scope of practice within critical care outreach.
- Intensive care nursing course with associated step competency framework for adult critical care nurses - Or equivalent.
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching/ instructing qualification or experience (e.g. GIC, iLSi, Alert or iRescue trainer, HEI lecturing)
- Evidence of National outreach forum Enhanced and Advanced competencies or equivalent.
Desirable
- ALS instructor
- Human Factors training
- Quality improvement training
- Simulation or debriefing training course
Person Specification
Skills and competancies
Essential
- Able to prioritise workload
- Provide patients centred care, involving in decision making around care
- Work as part of a team but has ability to work alone
- Enthusiasm for advancing practice in nursing, critical care outreach and deteriorating patient care.
- Good communicator both written and verbal
- Computer literate. Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages including word, excel and power point. Ability to develop these further
Desirable
- Able to produce and analyse reports relating to CCOT service and deteriorating patients
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of undertaking audit & research
- Significant experience in multi-speciality hospital: neuro, haematology, liver, renal and cardiac.
- Experience of teaching and presenting regularly in previous post, confident to deliver this to MDT.
- Experience of people management and leadership in previous role
- Experience of leading in emergency situations
- Experience in planning and delivering care to deteriorating patients
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to lead teams
- Experience writing policies, SOPs or guidelines
- Experience in leading quality improvement initiatives in previous role.
Desirable
- Experience of managing service budget
- Previous experience in an ACP role
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate Professional registration - NMC Adult Nurse
- Mentorshipor equivalent student assessment qualification
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice as defined by HEE framework for ACP or MSc in relevant subject with ACP status via portfolio route.
- ALS provider
- Qualification in Advanced assessment and clinical decision making
- Non-medical prescriber, with evidence of scope of practice within critical care outreach.
- Intensive care nursing course with associated step competency framework for adult critical care nurses - Or equivalent.
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching/ instructing qualification or experience (e.g. GIC, iLSi, Alert or iRescue trainer, HEI lecturing)
- Evidence of National outreach forum Enhanced and Advanced competencies or equivalent.
Desirable
- ALS instructor
- Human Factors training
- Quality improvement training
- Simulation or debriefing training course
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).
