Band 6 Critical Care Outreach Practitioner

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned hospital trust in Birmingham is looking for a Band 6 Critical Care Outreach Practitioner to enhance patient care outside critical units. The ideal candidate will be an NMC Registered Nurse with experience in critical care, skilled in assessment and communication. In this role, you will engage in managing deteriorating patients and support multidisciplinary teams, enhancing clinical skills through structured training. This position is critical in promoting patient safety and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse with current registration.
• Post Graduate qualification in relevant field.
• Relevant clinical experience in Critical Care.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced clinical assessment skills for critical care.
• Engage in training programs to achieve competencies.
• Support multidisciplinary teams in patient management.

Skills

Strong assessment skills

Excellent communication

Leadership abilities

Organizational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

NMC Registered 1st level Nurse

Post Graduate Qualification in Critical Care/Acute care speciality

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Job description

Band 6 Critical Care Outreach Practitioner

The closing date is 02 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced nurse to join our Critical Care Outreach Team. This Band 6 Critical Care Outreach Practitioner role offers an excellent chance to deepen your clinical expertise while developing advanced examination and diagnostic skills.

Our Critical Care Outreach Team delivers a proactive, 24-hour service focused on the early recognition, assessment, and management of deteriorating patients across the Trust. We support every stage of the acutely and critically ill patient pathway, from facilitating timely admissions to intensive care when required, to providing effective post ICU follow-up, and offering education that strengthens the skills and confidence of multidisciplinary ward teams caring for at-risk patients.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated practitioner with strong assessment, communication, and leadership abilities, who is committed to delivering outstanding, high-quality care outside the critical care environment. Improving patient safety is central to this role, alongside the opportunity to further develop advanced clinical skills in alignment with national standards and competency frameworks.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will become a key member of the Critical Care Outreach Team, working under the supervision of a Senior Outreach Practitioner.

They will develop advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills to identify, manage, and initiate early interventions for acutely or critically ill and deteriorating patients. Working within their defined scope of competence, the post holder will progressively acquire and apply specialist clinical skills under appropriate supervision.

The post holder will actively engage in a structured training and development programme to achieve advanced clinical competencies, enabling them to formulate and implement care plans for acutely and critically ill patients. They will also support the development of clinical skills and promote learning opportunities for staff across all professional grades within the Trust.

As required, the post holder will participate in the management of Level 2 and 3 patients outside of Critical Care Units, working closely with the multidisciplinary Critical Care team. They will coordinate the safe transfer of patients to appropriate care areas—both within the organisation and externally—once suitable beds are available. The post holder may also be required to work within Critical Care Units across all Trust sites.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered 1st level Nurse
• Post Graduate Qualification in Critical Care/Acute care speciality or equivalent experience.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of CPD associated with revalidation requirements of the NMC.
• ILS/ ALS Provider
• PLS / APLS Provider

Experience

• Relevant / recent clinical experience within an acute / critical care setting
• Significant post registration experience working within Critical Care or a related Acute Care area.
• Experience of being a mentor, assessor and supervisor of students and junior staff
• Knowledge of a range of clinical / technical diagnostic and therapeutic interventions associated with the care of acutely/ critically ill and deteriorating patients.
• Can demonstrate understanding of clinical governance/ patient safety and risk management in relation to the practice setting.
• Can demonstrate knowledge in relation to clinical, financial and workforce governance associated with the role.
• Demonstrates current NHS Policy / Political awareness in relation to the role.
• Previous experience in Critical Care Outreach
• Demonstration of recent contribution to innovative practice or change management
• Can demonstrate understanding of HR policy and procedures and their application in relation to staff /management

Additional Criteria

• Excellent communication skills able to communicate sensitive information / medical conditions/ with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent persuasion / motivational and reassurance skills associated with working in a complex environment associated with planned / unplanned work-based activities.
• Ability to work under pressure in complex care environments across competing demands/ proprieties and demonstrate appropriate delegation and prioritisation skills.
• Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/ Safeguarding principles applied to the practice setting.
• Evidence of the ability to organise own workload and work independently.
• Aware of own limitations to practice and competence within the role.
• Demonstrable structured approach to continuing professional development.
• Sound clinical reasoning and decision making.
• Flexible, adaptable and inspirational -- positive role model
• Flexible, will work a range of shift patterns as per service needs within agreed health care environments.
• Able to travel and work across all sites of UHB.
• Evidence of a range of post registration competencies associated with the practice setting.
• Able to effectively present information to groups / health care professionals in formal / informal group settings

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust