Job summary Outreach Practitioner - Rapid Response Team (Band 6/7 Depending on Experience) Part-Time - 15 Hours Per Week Location: Frimley Park Site The Rapid Response Team at Frimley Park Hospital is seeking a highly skilled and clinically motivated Outreach Practitioner to join their team. Key Responsibilities: Provide clinical support for patients experiencing or at risk of clinical deterioration, life-threatening events, or cardiac arrest. Respond promptly to medical emergencies, ensuring timely intervention and management. Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of deteriorating patient care protocols and resuscitation policies. Collaborate with the multi-professional team to ensure high-quality patient care. Demonstrate strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills in acute situations. Required Skills & Experience: Extensive experience in managing medical emergencies and deteriorating patients. Proficiency in resuscitation procedures and emergency response. Ability to develop and implement clinical policies related to patient deterioration and cardiac arrest management. Excellent communication skills, fostering effective team collaboration and patient care. Team & Environment: Join a committed and passionate multi-professional team dedicated to delivering excellence across the trust. Work within a fast-paced environment requiring quick thinking, clinical expertise, and a collaborative approach. This role is ideal for a motivated practitioner with a strong background in acute and emergency care, seeking a part-time opportunity to make a significant impact on patient safety and clinical outcomes. Main duties of the job This is a clinically focused and educational role at Frimley Health. The post holder will support the Band 7 in the day-to-day provision of the Critical care Outreach services across Frimley Health. This is a clinically orientated role that will require the post holder to work weekends, evenings and night shifts as required for service delivery. Working within the Rapid Response Team providing nursing intervention with appropriate assessment and management of the deteriorating patient and those at risk of deteriorating in Frimley Health. About us There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other. If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health. Date posted 14 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £39,205 to £54,931 a year per annum INCL HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 151-JLM393 Job locations Frimley Park Portsmouth Road Frimley GU16 7UJ Job description Job responsibilities Performs comprehensive patient assessment based on history taking and physical assessment of acutely ill adult patients. Work flexibly within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a high quality of care to the deteriorating patient Independently manages patient caseload and prioritises referrals. Utilise and Promote the Trust Track and trigger system (NEWS2) and the Deteriorating patient (Adult) policy amongst all clinical staff. Respond to cardiac arrest and other emergency calls, actively contributing to patient management and acting as team leader as required. Accurately documents all interventions within the patients notes and maintains correct record record keeping for audit and educational purposes. Demonstrates clinical competence and confidence in using highly developed specialist knowledge, equipment and skills in a variety of clinical settings. To work alongside all clinical staff in assisting with their ongoing education and developing their skills and confidence in recognising and responding to acute illness. Work closely with the critical care directorate to ensure that admission to a critical care bed occurs promptly for patients whom this is appropriate. Enable discharges from the critical care unit by supporting ward staff and the MDT to ensure the continuing recovery of these patients in ward areas. Please see full job description for further details Job description Job responsibilities Performs comprehensive patient assessment based on history taking and physical assessment of acutely ill adult patients. Work flexibly within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a high quality of care to the deteriorating patient Independently manages patient caseload and prioritises referrals. Utilise and Promote the Trust Track and trigger system (NEWS2) and the Deteriorating patient (Adult) policy amongst all clinical staff. Respond to cardiac arrest and other emergency calls, actively contributing to patient management and acting as team leader as required. Accurately documents all interventions within the patients notes and maintains correct record record keeping for audit and educational purposes. Demonstrates clinical competence and confidence in using highly developed specialist knowledge, equipment and skills in a variety of clinical settings. To work alongside all clinical staff in assisting with their ongoing education and developing their skills and confidence in recognising and responding to acute illness. Work closely with the critical care directorate to ensure that admission to a critical care bed occurs promptly for patients whom this is appropriate. Enable discharges from the critical care unit by supporting ward staff and the MDT to ensure the continuing recovery of these patients in ward areas. Please see full job description for further details Person Specification Qualifications Essential BSc in relevant subject Post registration qualification in critical care/acute care ILS provider Teaching& assessing/mentorship qualification RN adult nurse Desirable ILS instructor or working towards ALS Provider PILS provider specific role competencies Essential Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult/stressful situations and work under pressure Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines. Effectively communicate with all levels of the organisation Desirable Experience of working within a critical care outreach team Specialist experience Essential Experience in managing deteriorating patients ability to assess, plan and implement care with minimal supervision Desirable physical assessment course or willingness to undertake willingness to undertake non medical prescribing course Person Specification Qualifications Essential BSc in relevant subject Post registration qualification in critical care/acute care ILS provider Teaching& assessing/mentorship qualification RN adult nurse Desirable ILS instructor or working towards ALS Provider PILS provider specific role competencies Essential Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult/stressful situations and work under pressure Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines. Effectively communicate with all levels of the organisation Desirable Experience of working within a critical care outreach team Specialist experience Essential Experience in managing deteriorating patients ability to assess, plan and implement care with minimal supervision Desirable physical assessment course or willingness to undertake willingness to undertake non medical prescribing course 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). Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Address Frimley Park Portsmouth Road Frimley GU16 7UJ Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)