Hospital At Night - Advanced Nurse Practitioner Band 8a

Job summary

Advanced Nurse Practitioner,Critical Care Outreach Band 8a Permanent 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse with critical care/ acute experience to join our Critical Care Outreach team (CCOT) providing leadership and clinical supervision as we expand our service to provide 24/7 cross site cover.

The successful applicant will join a supportive and dynamic team, leading on delivering high standards of care to acutely unwell patients across our site. Our Hospital at Night and CCOT teams are a nurse led service supported by the consultant team. You will have the opportunity to work both as a team and independently, identifying patients at risk of clinical deterioration or that are deteriorating have their needs prioritised with appropriate assessment, intervention and on-ongoing management. Teaching and delivering education to ward teams is an essential part of the role together with leading on deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.

There will be opportunities for you to further your professional development with access to courses available through the Trust and with our partner education institutions

Main duties of the job

As an ANP for the critical care outreach service the post holder will deliver:

• autonomous advanced clinical practice,
• clinical leadership, supervision and support,
• structured teaching and mentorship
• facilitate ongoing education, training and development.

Teaching and delivering education to ward teams is an essential part of the role together with leading on deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.

• The service aim is to deliver a critical care outreach service to adult inpatient areas at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals:

• To ensure appropriate escalation and timely management of critically ill patients.
• To provide a service which improves recognition and response to deteriorating patients on the wards based on NICE CG50
• To support the rehabilitation strategy for critically ill patients based on CG83 and the process of step down to ward care of patients with complex care needs.
• To be a role model and a specialist information resource for nursing and medical staff regarding the care and treatment of critically ill patients
• To collect audit data associated with the keys responsibilities of the post to develop and improve practise

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.