Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Critical Care Outreach Nurse (Band 6)

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Job summary

The Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) offers intensive care skills to patients with, or at risk of, critical illness in areas outside of the critical care unit. We provide a 24 hour, 7 day a week service reviewing patients throughout the hospital.

The team consists of Band 6 nurses with a band 7 team leader and clinical supervision provided by the Clinical Lead consultant for CCOT.

We respond to all patients reaching trigger thresholds for NEWS2 scoring in line with national guidance, attend cardiac arrests and medical emergencies as part of the arrest team, and review all patients stepped down from ICU/HDU.

Our goal is to improve patient outcomes through early recognition and response to deterioration, reduce length of stay, avoid adverse events such as cardiac arrest, and prevent admission / readmission to critical care.

Main duties of the job

As part of the CCOT you will be responsible for providing high quality nursing support and care to all acutely unwell adult patients within Airedale Hospital.

You will:o Work in collaboration with medical and allied health professionals to provide safe, equitable andhight quality care for all acutely unwell, critically ill and recovering patients on a 24-hour shiftbasis across the Trust.o Review all patients stepped down from the ICU/HDU in a timely fashion to ensure they areprogressing and prevent readmissiono Undertake advanced clinical skills following appropriate training such as arterial blood gassampling, ECG, IV drug administration via CVAD etc,o Attend adult cardiac arrest and medical emergency calls, utilising ALS skills appropriatelyo Provide support with NIV and High Flow oxygen therapyo Recognise and respond appropriately to incidences of sepsis in line with national guidanceo Participate in the delivery of local training courses

About us

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our 'Right Care' behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA.

Details

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-5874694

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton, Keighley

BD20 6TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registration
  • Degree or Degree Level Education
  • Critical Care Course ( ENB 100) or equivalent or relevant critical care experience including Steps competence

Desirable

  • ALERT certificate or equivalent
  • Valid ALS provider certificate
  • Clinical Decision Making module at level 6 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in Critical Care
  • Teaching and mentoring experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a Critical Care Outreach Team
  • Experience working in a changing environment
  • Audit experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registration
  • Degree or Degree Level Education
  • Critical Care Course ( ENB 100) or equivalent or relevant critical care experience including Steps competence

Desirable

  • ALERT certificate or equivalent
  • Valid ALS provider certificate
  • Clinical Decision Making module at level 6 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in Critical Care
  • Teaching and mentoring experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a Critical Care Outreach Team
  • Experience working in a changing environment
  • Audit experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton, Keighley

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton, Keighley

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Lead for Critical Care Outreach

Kirstie Ingham

kirstie.ingham2@nhs.net

01535292268

Details

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-5874694

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton, Keighley

BD20 6TD


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