Critical Care Outreach Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join our existing critical care outreach team at UHCW NHS Trust NHS Trust.

The Critical Care Outreach Team is a proactive service that provides early recognition, assessment and management of the deteriorating patient. We are looking for compassionate, enthusiastic driven practitioner who is passionate about making a difference in the care of the acutely unwell and deteriorating patient.

You will provide autonomous specialist advice to support and facilitate high quality individualised care to the acutely ill and deteriorating patient in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. You will assist in facilitating timely admission to critical care and support the discharge from critical care involving appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team in the decision making process .

The successful candidate will be able to make informed decisions within their own area and scope of professional practice to ensure agreed standards, objectives and targets are met.

Please be advised that interviews are scheduled for 17th November 2025

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

The practitioner will work autonomously as part of the critical care outreach service. They will provide expert clinical practice and leadership providing expert care and intervention for the acutely ill, deteriorating and critically unwell ward patients across the trust as part of a 24-hour shift rotation that covers 365 days per year.

The practitioner will perform patient assessments, undertake appropriate investigations and initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of interventions to prevent patient deterioration. They will assist and facilitate the timely admission and discharge of patients to and from the critical care area by early care intervention and supportive of their continuing recovery within the ward environment.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.