Employer South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site The James Cook University Hospital
Town Middlesbrough
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period Yearly
Closing 06/03/2025 23:59
Senior Critical Care Outreach Practitioner
Band 7
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic leader who can evidence personal and organisational development to apply for the post of Critical Care Outreach Practitioner. Applicants must have a 1st level degree as essential criteria and willingness to work towards a master’s degree. They will act as a clinical expert utilising well-grounded academic skills to lead the service into the future, demonstrating advanced specialist skills and knowledge, whilst assuming professional responsibility and accountability in the assessment and treatment of patients in their care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support and improve services for patients in ward areas who are at risk of deteriorating and may require admission to level 2 or 3 critical care areas. In addition, discharge from Critical Care areas will be supported by the Critical Care Outreach team ensuring post-ICU patients receive appropriate physical and psychological support in line with national guidance.
The applicant must demonstrate exemplary interpersonal skills and have the ability to effectively communicate with all members of the multi-professional team. Their role will epitomise the promotion and facilitation of good practice to ensure the delivery of high-standard quality patient care. There is an expectation that the Critical Care Outreach Practitioner will lead and advance practice in their specialty area whilst participating in clinical facilitation and education regarding the recognition and response to the ‘at risk’ or deteriorating patient. They will actively participate in audit to strategically inform future care delivery.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
1. Your Leadership Impact
2. Leading your Team to Success
3. Leading Into the Future
4. Service Improvement for Beginners
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust values and behaviours
3. Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered professional healthcare qualification
* Masters degree or working towards
* Physical assessment skills level 6/7 /CCOrC Course or appropriate Critical Care course
* Non-Medical Prescribing or working towards Non-Medical Prescribing within a pre-determined timescale
* Advanced Life Support provider
* Evidence of leadership in the specialist area
* Commitment to undertake an intensive in-house course including competency assessment by Consultants in Intensive Care Medicine
* Commitment to undertake Outreach Competency Programme/bespoke course for the establishment of competence and confidence in the core skills to enable the delivery of Critical Care Outreach.
* Relevant Critical Care Course at Diploma/Degree level or working towards
Knowledge
* Ability to apply advanced theoretical knowledge to the clinical setting.
* Specialist knowledge of a wide range of clinical specialties as the service covers all areas of the hospital. The post holder may be called to any area to assess at-risk patients.
* Ability to provide a rapid response and support system, using expert knowledge and in-depth experience to identify deterioration of patients' physical condition.
* Ability to provide highly specialised interventional advice with appropriate physical assessment, observation and treatment for acute patients on the ward facilitated by the NEWS track and trigger system.
* Facilitate the development of junior staff providing support and assistance in their own professional and academic development.
* Effective verbal & non-verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrate a micro and macro problem-solving approach.
* Maintain a high standard of clear and concise documentation and record keeping within the clinical environment.
* Service improvement and change management experience.
Experience
* Significant critical care experience or acute care experience in an acute care setting.
* Significant experience as a senior healthcare professional within a leadership role.
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID-19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
IMPORTANT-Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.
The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 years of employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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