Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Critical Care Outreach Nurse to join our well established 24 hour friendly Outreach team.
You will work within the CCOT to provide clinical expertise, knowledge and skill utilising clinical judgement and decision making in the care and management of acutely unwell patients, ensuring provision of a 24/7 CCOT service across Southport Hospital.
The role will include clinical and educational roles and will include some night work and unsocial hours.
Experience working as a band 5 critical care or AED Nurse is essential, with demonstration of leadership and managerial expertise but also have a desire to strive to provide excellence in patient care and experience.
Main duties of the job
Working within the critical care team will be supporting sick patients who have recently left the Intensive Care Unit, and responding to those at risk of deterioration.
- Build and maintain excellent working relationships with other departments to ensure a seamless service for our patients; support and train colleagues across Southport and Ormskirk Trust help them develop their own skills at this field
- Implement national and Southport and Ormskirk Trust initiatives, demonstrate a systematic approach to policy and protocol development and review utilising best evidence
- Working across all inpatient areas of Southport Hospital, the Outreach team will offer advanced critical care nursing skills to respond when needed and as part of the resuscitation team
- Carry out advanced assessment and care of deteriorating patients leading to early intervention and treatment
- NMC qualified
- Able to show you have completed the Adult Critical Care/Intensive Care Course or equivalent
- An ILS provider with an in date qualification
- Degree level education or equivalent knowledge
Be an autonomous practitioner with the ability to work independently and resourcefully whilst working within a team.
Have the ability to manage a caseload effectively, demonstrating good time management skills.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 18th September 2025
Closing date : 3rd October 2025
Shortlisting : 5th October 2025
Proposed Interview: W/C 12th October 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 18th September 2025
Closing date : 3rd October 2025
Shortlisting : 5th October 2025
Proposed Interview: W/C 12th October 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse qualification
- First level Nursing Degree
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Intermediate Life Support
- Advanced Life Support (or working towards)
- Clinical assessment level 6 (or working towards)
Desirable
- Post reg qualification (Management of deteriorating patient or clinical examination/assessment and diagnostics) Level 6
Knowledge
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
- Research awareness and commitment to evidence-based practice
- Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
- Understanding key features of Clinical governance
- Liaise with MDT members
- Demonstrate organisational leadership skills
- Ability to organise/prioritise workload
- Relevant skills in relation to risk management
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of good sound clinical knowledge and judgement in acute situations
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
- Venepuncture Competency
- Cannulation Competency
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent Interpersonal skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
- Excellent organisational skills - prioritise and coordinate own workload
- Ability to de-escalate and escalate complex situations
- Ability to act as a change agent
- Computer literacy e.g., experience of electronic patient record
Desirable
- Porta Cath Competency
- Cortrack & Bridle Competency
- Arterial Blood Gas Competency
Other
Essential
- Periods of strenuous activity EG Cardiac compressions
- Frequent sitting or standing in a restricted position; occasional moderate effort for several short period.
- Continuous concentration as dealing with acute situations
- Decision making and time management in line with the deteriorating patient and escalation plan.
- Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration
- Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
- Occasional distressing / highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Deals with patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news, complaints, concerns arising from incident communicated to patients and relatives.
- May come into contact with Human bodily fluids
- Working in ward environment providing direct clinical care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse qualification
- First level Nursing Degree
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Intermediate Life Support
- Advanced Life Support (or working towards)
- Clinical assessment level 6 (or working towards)
Desirable
- Post reg qualification (Management of deteriorating patient or clinical examination/assessment and diagnostics) Level 6
Knowledge
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
- Research awareness and commitment to evidence-based practice
- Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
- Understanding key features of Clinical governance
- Liaise with MDT members
- Demonstrate organisational leadership skills
- Ability to organise/prioritise workload
- Relevant skills in relation to risk management
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of good sound clinical knowledge and judgement in acute situations
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
- Venepuncture Competency
- Cannulation Competency
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent Interpersonal skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
- Excellent organisational skills - prioritise and coordinate own workload
- Ability to de-escalate and escalate complex situations
- Ability to act as a change agent
- Computer literacy e.g., experience of electronic patient record
Desirable
- Porta Cath Competency
- Cortrack & Bridle Competency
- Arterial Blood Gas Competency
Other
Essential
- Periods of strenuous activity EG Cardiac compressions
- Frequent sitting or standing in a restricted position; occasional moderate effort for several short period.
- Continuous concentration as dealing with acute situations
- Decision making and time management in line with the deteriorating patient and escalation plan.
- Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration
- Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
- Occasional distressing / highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Deals with patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news, complaints, concerns arising from incident communicated to patients and relatives.
- May come into contact with Human bodily fluids
- Working in ward environment providing direct clinical care
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
