Critical Care Outreach Nurse

The Royal Marsden; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden, a leading cancer centre, seeks a motivated critical care nurse to join its Outreach Team across two sites in London. This role focuses on supporting deteriorating patients with advanced assessments while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and relevant nursing qualifications. This position supports comprehensive cancer care and promotes continual professional development within an evolving healthcare environment.

Benefits

Free flu vaccinations

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Opportunities for leadership development

Qualifications

• Professional qualification required in nursing.
• Experience in a critical or acute care environment.
• Leadership and managerial experience expected.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat acutely deteriorating patients.
• Lead critical care admissions and provide expert response.
• Implement service improvements and participate in audits.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Professional Qualification (NMC Registered Adult Nurse)

UK recognised Bachelor’s degree

Teaching/Mentoring qualification

Recognised acute care Qualification

ALS provider Certificate

Cancer nursing qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive Cancer Centre in Europe and leader in the field of cancer care with successful record of innovation in nursing care, pioneering new treatments and development of anti-cancer drugs. We are seeking an enthusiastic experienced and highly motivated critical care nurse who will work with the team to support us in the delivery of a high-quality 24-hour service across both Chelsea and Sutton sites. You will be expected to work with ward and critical care clinicians and demonstrate excellent clinical skills and evidenced based decision making. You will carry out advanced assessment and care of deteriorating patients leading to early intervention and treatment. You will be part of the Resuscitation team/Hospital Night and would be required as an ALS provider to lead rescue interventions and facilitate transfers to and from critical care. You will work a mixture of days and nights as well as weekends within the team. This post will be based in Sutton but will require cross site work.
You will be involved in the service development, improvement and participate actively in audit and research. You would need to demonstrate leadership and managerial expertise as a Band 7 Charge Nurse/Sister in Critical Care Outreach.

Please note that this position will not attract a work permit or visa and so only applications from individuals already free to work in the UK without restrictions will be considered.

Main duties of the job

• To be an active member of the Critical Care Outreach Team assessing and treating the acutely deteriorating patient, or to initiate treatments to prevent a patient from deteriorating and requiring admission to the Critical Care Unit (CCU).
• To provide advanced knowledge and skills as a critical care outreach practitioner to the unwell/deteriorating cancer patient in accordance with the National Outreach Forum competency framework.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work in line with Trust values
• To provide a 24-hour, 7 days a week Critical Care Outreach (CCO) service across the Chelsea and Sutton site.
• To lead and advise in the clinical management of the acutely unwell and deteriorating patients
• To provide a service which improves the recognition and response to deteriorating patients in the wards based on NICE clinical guideline 50 (Acutely ill patients in hospital: recognition of and response to acute illness in adults in hospital).
• To develop the service through clinical expertise, leadership, education, audit and quality improvement.
• To provide an expert critical care response to level 1 and 2 patients outside the Critical Care unit, as well as support of level 3 patients admitted in the Step-Up Unit.
• To work in collaboration with the Critical Care Unit team (CCU), Medical/Surgical teams and the Clinical Site Practitioner (CSP) to assess and treat the acutely deteriorating patient.
• To lead on and coordinate critical care admission to Satellite unit (Step Up unit), working collaboratively with Critical Care Drs and Critical Care Staff when in attendance with continued input and follow up of admissions

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Professional Qualification (First Level registration NMC Registered Adult Nurse or HCPC) with relevant experience in a critical/acute care environment
• UK recognised Bachelor’s degree or studying at degree level supplemented by specialist training/experience
• Teaching/Mentoring qualification and/or experience
• Recognised acute care Qualification (e.g Post registration ICU course)
• ALS provider Certificate
• ILS provider Certificate
• Venepuncture/Cannulation
• Non-Medical prescriber
• Cancer nursing qualification

Experience

• Recent clinical experience at AfC Band 6 or above
• Evidence of good leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to influence, support and develop staff
• Ability to co-ordinate patient care and liaise with multi-disciplinary team members
• Ability to work collaboratively with CCOT and CCU leads
• Evidence of managerial experience
• Ability to innovate and respond to change
• Ability to problem solve, make decisions, organise and prioritise
• Ability to manage conflict situations
• Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives and incorporation of cultural values into practice
• Knowledge of quality issues
• Understanding of research and its implications on practice development

Skills / Abilities /Knowledge

• Ability to use advanced communication/interpersonal skills when working with staff, patients and carers
• Ability to communicate with and/or give advice to all members of the hospital and community MDT and show good leadership skills
• Good presentation and teaching skills
• Ability to provide clear and concise documentation
• Ability to manage databases, maintain records with integral auditing and to produce annual reports for the service
• Ability to work under pressure in order to meet service and patient priories
• Ability to work within and manage professional boundaries
• Computer literate in Microsoft outlook, office, word, excel and PowerPoint

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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.