Critical Care Outreach and Resuscitation Practitioner

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Critical Care Outreach and Resuscitation Practitioner to join a respected team. This role involves delivering high-quality patient care across various clinical settings and providing resuscitation training. Ideal candidates will possess significant critical care experience and leadership skills.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing initiatives

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience in critical care, acute care, or A&E.
• RCUK ILS/ALS provider required.
• Leadership qualification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice for high-quality individualised care to critically ill patients.
• Participate as a member of the cardiac arrest and medical emergency teams.
• Facilitate appropriate resuscitation training according to Trust’s Resuscitation Policy.

Skills

Leadership

Structured Teaching

Clinical Assessment

Education

Degree in Nursing / Health Related subject

Professional clinical qualification in a Critical Care specialty

Post registration teaching and assessing qualification

RCUK ILS/ALS Instructor/Instructor candidate

Job description

Critical Care Outreach and Resuscitation Practitioner

We are seeking a motivated individual with excellent leadership skills and a minimum of two years' critical care, acute care or A&E experience at band 6 or 7, to join our well-established and highly regarded Critical Care Outreach and Resuscitation Service (CCOARS). In collaboration with the Outreach Consultant, this practitioner-led service provides expert care to critically unwell and deteriorating patients, whilst supporting the ward teams and wider MDT. The team delivers a robust resuscitation training programme, contributing to audit, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives across the Trust.

As a CCOARS practitioner, you will be delivering patient care in a variety of clinical settings, assessing, developing and implementing a management plan, and treating patients in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. The role includes a strong educational element with the delivery of resuscitation training, tracheostomy, NIV and the ALERT course to all grades of Trust staff, therefore excellent teaching and assessment skills are required. You will also be expected to respond to Emergency calls as a specialist member of the Resuscitation team.

You will be allocated to a home site but are expected to work on all 3 sites (SMH, HH and CXH)

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to critically ill patients/clients and relatives/carers, without supervision, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team in line with local and national targets and guidelines.
• To undertake comprehensive physical and psychological patient assessment resulting in a clear plan of care for critically or acutely ill ward patients. To implement appropriate measures to enhance patient care and prevent further clinical deterioration and to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and to re-assess at appropriate intervals.
• Participate as a member of the cardiac arrest and medical emergency teams, acting as an effective role model and expert to all members of the Trusts staff.
• To facilitate appropriate resuscitation training according to the Trust's Resuscitation Policy.
• To provide specialist clinical support and guidance in all matters relating to Critical Care Outreach and Resuscitation.
• Ensure the audit process is adhered to in line with Resuscitation Council (UK) Guidelines and Trust policies. Identify record and report all clinical incidents according to the Trust policy.
• Willing to develop with the service providing a 24 hour, 7-day model for acutely unwell patients.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Educational

• Degree in Nursing / Health Related subject, or working towards this
• Professional clinical qualification in a Critical Care associated speciality or equivalent and appropriate experience in a critical or emergency care area
• RCUK ILS/ALS provider
• Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
• Post registration teaching and assessing qualification
• RCUK ILS/ALS Instructor/ Instructor candidate
• RCUK EPALS/APLS Provider or instructor
• Masters in Nursing/ Health Related subject, or working towards this

Experience

• Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills and knowledge

• Structured teaching (lecturing) skills

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.

Critical Care Outreach and Resus, Team lead HH