Critical Care Outreach Nurse/Practitioner

NHS; West Wycombe, Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Critical Care Outreach Nurse/Practitioner to join the team delivering a 24/7 service at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospitals. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years critical care experience and excellent communication skills. The role involves working autonomously and as part of a team to provide patient-centered care in high-pressure situations. Flexible working opportunities are available.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible and agile working opportunities

NHS benefits including annual leave and pension

Qualifications

• 3 years minimum post-qualified experience in Critical Care/acut areas.
• Experience in shift leading or leadership roles.
• Accredited Critical Care Course or equivalent course.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that appropriate information is provided to patients and families.
• Facilitate effective communication between patients, families and the MDT.
• Develop all staff to communicate and elevate concerns effectively.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work required shift pattern

Managerial, leadership and interpersonal skills

Ability to resolve conflicts in a non-confrontational manner

Education

Registered Nurse (Level 1)/ AHP

Teaching and assessing in practice recognised mentoring qualification

First degree in the chosen profession (desirable)

Job description

Critical Care Outreach Nurse/Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our established and highly respected Critical Care Outreach Team. The team delivers a 24/7 service across Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospitals at Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust.

We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and critical care practitioner to deliver patient-focused care to acutely ill, deteriorating and critically ill patients across the trust. The successful candidate will need to display excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, be able to respond to rapidly changing, high pressure situations and priorities. You will be able to work autonomously and as part of a team and have good critical thinking and decision making skills. You will be instrumental in the early recognition of deterioration and deliver an effective response, liaising with the patient's own team. You will be able to facilitate smooth transitions of care for patients stepping down from Intensive and High Dependency Care to the general wards and be involved in the provision of a range of education for the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that appropriate, consistent and realistic information is provided to patients and families, seeking guidance from respective home teams when required.
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained without compromising patient care.
• Facilitate effective communication between patients, their families and the multidisciplinary teams (MDT).
• In collaboration with the home team, address sensitive issues surrounding futility of continuing treatment and the appropriateness of resuscitation decisions.
• Develop all staff to communicate and elevate concerns regarding ward patients effectively using a recognised communication tool e.g. SBAR
• Liaise and communicate with the Clinical Site Practitioners and the Hospital at Night Team in the management of acutely ill patients on the ward.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

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Person Specification

Experience

• 3 years minimum post-qualified experience in Critical Care/acut e areas
• Able to care for critical care patients outside of ICU
• Experience in shift leading or leadership roles
• Experience of teaching students, both unqualified and qualified staff
• Good general education Registered Nurse (Level 1)/ AHP
• Teaching and assessing in practice recognised mentoring qualification
• A first degree in the chosen profession is desirable
• Evidence of further continued professional development2
• Accredited Critical Care Course or equivalent course
• ILS provider
• ALS provider or willingness to undertake
• Recognised history taking and physical assessment course or willingness to undertake

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work required shift pattern and special circumstances
• Knowledge of the broader context of critical care delivery
• Highly motivated and able to motivate others
• Numerate Knowledge of current developments in professional practice and critical care outreach
• Ability to work within a team and autonomously
• Managerial, leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to resolve conflicts/dispute in a non-confrontational manner

Special Circumstances

• Ability to travel to other sites
• Ability to work Internal rotation. Days and nights

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.

Stoke Mandeville Hospital/Wycombe General Hospital

Aylesbury/Wycombe- with ability to travel cross site

Nurse Consultant Critical Care and Outreach

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working

Reference number

434-SCC7616986

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital/Wycombe General Hospital

Aylesbury/Wycombe- with ability to travel cross site