Job summary
The Patient Emergency Response and Resuscitation Team (PERRT) at University College Hospital comprises critical care outreach and resuscitation practitioners who provide a 24/7 service to critically ill and deteriorating patients, alongside delivery of robust training programmes, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives across the Trust.
The PERRT role is suitable for motivated individuals with strong leadership skills and extensive critical care [outreach] experience. It offers a fantastic opportunity to become expert in leading the management of deteriorating patients across the organisation, incorporating all 4 pillars of advanced practice.
This nurse-led team is well established and provides a career development pathway through bands 6 to 8.Work is varied and flexible, with numerous clinical specialties, covering 3 main inpatient sites and a number of day care and outpatient settings, and a trustwide remit for resuscitation services.
Main duties of the job
The PERRT team and its leadership are hugely committed to getting the best out of our team members and nurturing their growth and development. With this in mind, we have a development plan which will facilitate your learning, developing your clinical, leadership, research and educational skills.
Our recruitment process is designed to allow candidates to best showcase their skills. We understand that it's not just about being able to say the right thing at interview and so you will also be given the opportunity to demonstrate your clinical and leadership potential in more practical ways.
Informal visits are strongly recommended for this position. You will get a feel for UCLH trust, the PERRT team, our values and our work, and to help you prepare for the recruitment process.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- RGN, RN or equivalent professional qualification.
- Honours degree in relevant subject
- 3 years' experience at senior band 6 level (clinical and leadership).
- Advanced physical assessment course (Masters level)
- Recognised mentorship/ teaching course.
- Relevant post qualification clinical course (intensive care )
- Masters degree or on Masters pathway / willingness to undertake
- Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Provider
- Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS/pILS Instructor
- Evidence of involvement in research or QI activity
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership and management development
- Resuscitation Council (UK) EPALS or ALSG APLS Provider
- Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Instructor
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a critical care outreach team
- Experience of 'learning from events' understanding of risk management/ governance, investigating incidents and closing the loop.
- Understanding of risk management/ governance issues related to resuscitation/ deteriorating patients' practices
- Experience of teaching MDT and responding to learners' individual needs.
- Experience of working as a band 6 within a Critical Care level 3 service
- Experience in managing deteriorating patients.
- Experience in managing cardiac arrests.
- Experience of leading teams
- Ability to effectively manage self
Desirable
- Experience of working within a resuscitation training service
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to competently manage a deteriorating patient/cardiac arrest clinical event.
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to communicate effectively and sensitively: both verbally and in writing (including electronic).
- Able to articulate appropriate and relevant reasons for desire to work in this clinical area.
- Able to articulate appropriate and relevant reasons for desire to work in this clinical area.
- Able to communicate with all levels of Trust staff
- Able to work effectively and collaboratively in a team
- Skills used to debrief team after resuscitation attempts
- Lives the Trust's values
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
- Reflective in Practice
- Proven experience of and demonstrates evidence of ability to effectively lead
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge, self-development and expertise in the specialty.
- Cost effective with resources
- To have an understanding of audit and risk assessments and contribute to the development of strategies
- Efficiently manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Experience of auditing
- Can translate national / local polices relating to health care delivery in to resuscitation practice
Desirable
- Evidence of guideline / policy development
Service Improvement
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of quality improvement, research and evidence - based practice
- Participates in quality improvement, research and audit projects, taking responsibility for completion of particular process or outcome measurements
- Able to work across organisational and professional boundaries
- Able to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
- Understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
- Innovative approach to service delivery
- Experience in contributing to developing service strategies
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to work patterns
- Physically able to attend cardiac arrest calls and assist as a member of the team
- Able to facilitate the safe moving of equipment for training such as manikins
- Good dexterity to carry out emergency procedures e.g. defibrillation, cannulation within their own scope of practice
- Ability to work with electronic health record systems
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- RGN, RN or equivalent professional qualification.
- Honours degree in relevant subject
- 3 years' experience at senior band 6 level (clinical and leadership).
- Advanced physical assessment course (Masters level)
- Recognised mentorship/ teaching course.
- Relevant post qualification clinical course (intensive care )
- Masters degree or on Masters pathway / willingness to undertake
- Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Provider
- Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS/pILS Instructor
- Evidence of involvement in research or QI activity
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership and management development
- Resuscitation Council (UK) EPALS or ALSG APLS Provider
- Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Instructor
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a critical care outreach team
- Experience of 'learning from events' understanding of risk management/ governance, investigating incidents and closing the loop.
- Understanding of risk management/ governance issues related to resuscitation/ deteriorating patients' practices
- Experience of teaching MDT and responding to learners' individual needs.
- Experience of working as a band 6 within a Critical Care level 3 service
- Experience in managing deteriorating patients.
- Experience in managing cardiac arrests.
- Experience of leading teams
- Ability to effectively manage self
Desirable
- Experience of working within a resuscitation training service
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to competently manage a deteriorating patient/cardiac arrest clinical event.
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to communicate effectively and sensitively: both verbally and in writing (including electronic).
- Able to articulate appropriate and relevant reasons for desire to work in this clinical area.
- Able to articulate appropriate and relevant reasons for desire to work in this clinical area.
- Able to communicate with all levels of Trust staff
- Able to work effectively and collaboratively in a team
- Skills used to debrief team after resuscitation attempts
- Lives the Trust's values
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
- Reflective in Practice
- Proven experience of and demonstrates evidence of ability to effectively lead
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge, self-development and expertise in the specialty.
- Cost effective with resources
- To have an understanding of audit and risk assessments and contribute to the development of strategies
- Efficiently manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Experience of auditing
- Can translate national / local polices relating to health care delivery in to resuscitation practice
Desirable
- Evidence of guideline / policy development
Service Improvement
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of quality improvement, research and evidence - based practice
- Participates in quality improvement, research and audit projects, taking responsibility for completion of particular process or outcome measurements
- Able to work across organisational and professional boundaries
- Able to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
- Understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
- Innovative approach to service delivery
- Experience in contributing to developing service strategies
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to work patterns
- Physically able to attend cardiac arrest calls and assist as a member of the team
- Able to facilitate the safe moving of equipment for training such as manikins
- Good dexterity to carry out emergency procedures e.g. defibrillation, cannulation within their own scope of practice
- Ability to work with electronic health record systems
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospitals
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
