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Acute Response Teams : Critical Care Outreach and Hospital at Night
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Cross site. Long days/Nights - internal rotation - nights, weekends and BHs.)
Job ref
343-7388719-RB-SK
Employer
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Epsom and St Helier Cross site
Town
Carshalton
Salary
£53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/09/2025 23:59

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Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS Band 7

Band 7

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.  We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.  This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.  When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

 

Job overview

Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS, Band 7

Permanent 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse with critical care/ acute clinical and leadership experience to join our Critical Care Outreach team (CCOT) 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.  CCOT teams are a nurse led service supported by the critical care 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.

We will provide learning opportunities to develop clinical skills within the CNS role.

Main duties of the job

  • Collaboratively work as an integral member of the Multidisciplinary Team to providing safe and effective care in ward areas.
  • Recognise and respond to acutely ill and deteriorating patients ensuring timely interventions by the most appropriate member of the healthcare team particularly out of hours.
  • Respond to clinical emergencies as they arise.
  • Teach and assess clinical skills in practice as the opportunity arises.
  • Act as a professional role model for acute care.
  • Audit patient outcomes and service delivery and work collaboratively with other key personnel to introduce change for service improvement

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 deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.

Working for our organisation

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.
 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this post 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RN BSc
  • Recognised Critical Care or relevant Acute Care Course
  • Clinical Reasoning Advanced Patient Assessment Course
Desirable criteria
  • MSc
  • Non Medical Prescribing Course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant Acute/ Critical Care Experience
  • Leadership and shift leading Experience
  • Change Management
Desirable criteria
  • Previous outreach experience
  • Previous band 7 experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Advanced Patient Assessment and Critical Thinking Skills
  • Established Team / Shift Leading Skills
  • Collaborative MDT Working
  • Record of Teaching and Assessing Clinical Practice
  • Excellent Communication Skills
  • Able to Prioritise Work load
Desirable criteria
  • Research Skills
  • Audit Skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingNational Preceptorship Quality MarkDisability Advice Line

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jane Camilleri
Job title
Head of Nursing Critical Care Theatres Anaesthetic
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07770445691
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