Job summary
Critical Care Outreach Practitioner Band 7 - Permanent roles 1 x 37.5 hours 1 x 33 hours
The Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) is delighted to offer an opportunity for a registered nurse with recent experience in critical care or an acute/emergency care background to join our team.
CCOT is a 24/7 team supporting the Trust to safely and effectively manage our deteriorating patients.
Main duties of the job
The outreach practitioner will help facilitate discharges from Critical care to the wards, providing clinical training to ward staff, and acting as role models and mentors for ward staff. They will also undertake follow up of critical care patients post discharge from Intensive care. The Outreach practitioner will ensure that their skills are maintained by undertaking clinical shifts within the Intensive care unit.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Co-ordinate and deliver care of a very high standard to the patients within the trust. The role will facilitate critical care to patients throughout the trust. The post holder will share acute and critical care expertise through assisting the multi-disciplinary team in patient assessment and clinical decision-making within the ward environment. The post holder will be an experienced critical care practitioner, continually developing a high level of knowledge in the Critical Care Outreach arena.
Responding to deteriorating patients & cardiac arrests
Following up patients discharged from Critical Care
Participating in the running of the Follow Up clinic
Undertaking audit and service improvement
Teaching and education of medical, nursing and AHP colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
Co-ordinate and deliver care of a very high standard to the patients within the trust. The role will facilitate critical care to patients throughout the trust. The post holder will share acute and critical care expertise through assisting the multi-disciplinary team in patient assessment and clinical decision-making within the ward environment. The post holder will be an experienced critical care practitioner, continually developing a high level of knowledge in the Critical Care Outreach arena.
Responding to deteriorating patients & cardiac arrests
Following up patients discharged from Critical Care
Participating in the running of the Follow Up clinic
Undertaking audit and service improvement
Teaching and education of medical, nursing and AHP colleagues
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- First level registered Nurse with current UK registration (NMC)
- Educated to Degree Level in relevant subject
- Senior band 6 in an acute care setting e.g. A&E/Critical Care
- Experience in the delivery of clinical teaching /formal teaching sessions
- Excellent clinical reasoning/clinical decision making skills
- Evidence of strong leadership skills
- Evidence of well-developed scope of practice
- Extensive clinical knowledge in the management and care of the acutely ill patient
Desirable
- ALS provider/ Willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in an acute specialty
- Transfer Training
- AdvDip Clinical examination Skills/willingness to undertake
- Extensive experience in managing acutely unwell patients Level 2&3
- A Clear vision of the scope of the outreach service
- Evidence of change management/Project management
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- First level registered Nurse with current UK registration (NMC)
- Educated to Degree Level in relevant subject
- Senior band 6 in an acute care setting e.g. A&E/Critical Care
- Experience in the delivery of clinical teaching /formal teaching sessions
- Excellent clinical reasoning/clinical decision making skills
- Evidence of strong leadership skills
- Evidence of well-developed scope of practice
- Extensive clinical knowledge in the management and care of the acutely ill patient
Desirable
- ALS provider/ Willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in an acute specialty
- Transfer Training
- AdvDip Clinical examination Skills/willingness to undertake
- Extensive experience in managing acutely unwell patients Level 2&3
- A Clear vision of the scope of the outreach service
- Evidence of change management/Project management
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).
