Critical Care Outreach Practitioner

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Foundation Trust as an Outreach Practitioner in Critical Care. The role at Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital involves managing medical emergencies, improving patient safety, and supporting critical care services. Ideal candidates will have strong clinical backgrounds and effective communication skills, contributing to patient outcomes in a bustling healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• NMC registration required.
• Degree level education.
• Experience in acute care and critical care.
• Ability to teach and supervise junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage medical emergencies and develop resuscitation protocols.
• Provide patient safety and critical care support.
• Work collaboratively with various hospital teams.
• Monitor and respond to deteriorating patients.

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Patient management

Teamwork

Education

Degree level education

NMC registration

Job description

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Bournemouth

GBP 37,000 - 53,000

Be among the first applicants.

6 days ago

Main area Critical Care Outreach Grade NHS AfC: Band 6/7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days / Nights/ Weekends) Job ref 153-CO04722

Department name 1. UHD - General Recruitment Site Royal Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £37,338 - £52,809 On completion of physical examination & Prescribing = Band 7 Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/2025 23:59

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

The Critical Outreach Team at are seeking a highly skilled and clinically motivated Outreach Practitioner to join our service at Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital which is part of the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

This team supports the clinical care of all patients who are risk of deterioration or other immediately life threatening events or risk of, suffering a cardiac arrest.

As the successful candidate you will have experience in the management of medical emergencies and in the development and implementation of resuscitation policies and procedures. You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills.

The position will require the post holder to work 12 hour shifts including weekends and bank holidays; with internal rotation to night duty. Staff in our CCOT team are supported by strong mentorship and a firm commitment to education & professional development. The successful applicant should be enthusiastic and highly motivated with good communication and interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job

This role is key to the Trusts Patient Safety and Critical care agenda through the delivery of education, quality improvement and audit and clinically focused support.

The team is made up of ICU skilled and experienced staff who provide support to all the general medical and surgical wards and other areas including Interventional Radiology, ED, the Cardiac Intervention Unit and also Critical Care. The team will expedite admissions to specialist areas and follow up patients discharged from ICU/HDU on a daily basis. They also monitor (and respond to) any deteriorating patients via the Trust wide electronic warning system along with attending cardiac arrest calls in conjunction with the Resuscitation Team and providing escort duties for Level 2/3 patients around the Trust.

This role will develop high level critical thinking and decision making skills, and work towards performing at an advanced level. This role will develop over time in response to changes in service delivery and we are therefore looking for practitioners who are energetic, eager to develop and are forward thinking with the potential to adapt to change and meet new challenges. In return we will support you at every level to enable you to develop your new role.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

31/12/25 CCOT will be on the RBH site only however this could happen earlier or be delayed.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Degree level education
• ILS
• ALS
• ABG/ Central line
• AIM Course
• ALS Instructor
• PILS
• NORF Outreach competencies of enhanced practice
• Advanced physical examination course
• Non medical Px course

Experience

• 4 years post qualification basic experience
• 2 years recent experience at Band 5 within an adult acute care speciality (ITU / HDU or CCU / ED / High Care area with proven competency based critical care experience.
• Evidence of ability to manage staff
• Transfer of Critically ill patient
• Experience with developing nursing practice.
• Previous Band 6 experience
• Ability to care for a level 1b, 2 or 3 patient with no immediate supervision in a ward / ED setting.
• Ability to teach and supervise junior colleagues and students.
• Epidural guidance and expertise • PCA guidance and expertise
• Excellent clinical skills
• Ability to undertake extended physical skills such as ABG sampling
• Previous experience or involvement in research/audit projects.
• IRMER training

Knowledge

• Ability to provide expert advice on CPAP and NIV.
• Communicate with patients, relatives and carers sensitive clinical information in a way that takes into account the level of understanding and any barriers that may have an impact on the individual receiving and understanding the information, face to face and via the telephone on a frequent daily basis.
• Policy guidance which directs Outreach service provision.
• Experience of change management

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

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.

Name Luke Ridout Job title Lead Critical Care Outreach Advanced Practitioner Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07979834599