Critical Care Outreach Practitioner

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Critical Care Outreach Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust as a Critical Care Outreach Practitioner, where you will provide expert care to deteriorating patients. This role encompasses patient assessments, emergency response, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes across services. Enjoy excellent career prospects and a supportive work environment focused on professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience and expertise in Critical Care Outreach.
• High level clinical skills and knowledge.
• Experience in teaching, assessing, and mentoring within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously providing clinical practice and leadership across specialties.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and initiate interventions.
• Respond to medical emergencies and debrief teams.

Skills

Leadership

Critical Care Expertise

Communication

Decision Making

Time Management

Education

Registered General Nurse (active NMC Registration)

Critical Care Course (HEE 6/7)

Physical/Health Assessment Course (HEE 6/7)

Independent Non-Medical prescriber

Advanced Life Support Provider

Job description

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Critical Care Outreach Practitioner (CCOP) to join our existing Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust - we have full time and part time positions available.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we redevelop and relaunch the service and work towards establishing and embedding a 24/7 Critical Care Outreach service Trust wide. We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic, driven individual who is passionate about making a difference to the care of the acutely unwell and deteriorating patients.

Our CCOT is a proactive service that provides early recognition, assessment, and management of the deteriorating patient Trust wide. As a CCOP, you are responsible for delivering patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of the deteriorating and critically ill patients throughout the Trust.

Providing autonomous specialist advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to the acutely ill, deteriorating patients and their relatives/carers in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Assisting and facilitating timely admission to the critical care area and involve the appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team in the decision-making process when determining escalation plans to prevent further deterioration.

Main duties of the job

The Critical Care Outreach Practitioner will work autonomously within all specialities across The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust and provide expert clinical practice and leadership on a 24-hour shift rotation that covers 365 days per year including bank holidays, providing expert care and intervention for the acutely ill, deteriorating and critically unwell ward patients across the Trust.

Perform comprehensive patient assessments based on history taking and physical examination of the acutely unwell adult patients to arrive at a differential diagnosis. Undertake appropriate investigations and initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of interventions to prevent patient deterioration.

Assist and facilitate in the timely admission to the critical care area and involve the appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team in the decision-making process when determining escalation plans to prevent further deterioration or inappropriate interventions.

Respond to cardio-respiratory arrest and medical emergency calls with the skills to lead in emergency situations. Debrief teams if required and assist in the appropriate aftercare of the patient.

Enable timely discharges for patients from the Critical Care Unit by supporting their continuing recovery and rehabilitation within the ward environment.

Act as an independent non-medical prescriber.

About us

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust can offer you great career prospects. Situated in one of the most attractive parts of the country with dramatic countryside and bustling towns we have state of the art facilities, supportive friendly teams and excellent professional development opportunities.

You will be at the forefront of developing the service for the future needs of the Trust.

The Critical Care Outreach Team work across both Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital sites, which is a short 20-minute journey between both sites. Where you will experience a wide range of specialities. At The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital there is predominately surgical and medical patients and at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford you will experience medical, head and neck and maternity.

Details Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

223-CCO-496

Job locations

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Job description Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered General Nurse (active NMC Registration)
• Critical Care Course (HEE 6/7)
• Physical/Health Assessment Course (HEE 6/7)
• Independent Non-Medical prescriber (Nurse Independent Prescriber) (HEE 7)
• Advanced Life Support Provider

Desirable

• Teaching in Healthcare/Clinical Education/Medical Education
• Leadership Programme

Knowledge, Behaviours, and Experience Essential

• Proven experience and expertise of working within Critical Care Outreach or equivalent service
• High level clinical skills and knowledge.
• Experience of autonomous decision making.
• Knowledge of role and responsibilities of post.
• Experience of management of deteriorating patients and acutely unwell patients.
• Detailed experience of leadership, management and service development.
• Involvement in Nursing audit and research.
• Experience in teaching, assessing, and mentoring within the multidisciplinary team.

Skills Essential

• Ability to work and communicated effectively within a multidisciplinary team setting inside and outside the Trust.
• Evidence of effective adaptable communication skills including verbal, non-verbal and written.
• Ability to document in a comprehensive and contemporaneous manner.
• Ability to facilitate and support learning in practice.
• Able to manage own time, work alone and practise autonomously.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage workload and priorities appropriately.

Specific Job Requirements Essential

• Time management skills with an ability to act on own initiative and be both self-directed and motivated in the work environment.
• Ability to lead a team through change.
• Familiarity with computer software, Microsoft Office, Sema, Healthroster, Pas skills.

Desirable

• IRMER Course
• Arterial Blood Gas sampling & interpretation.
• Care and management of central vascular access devices.
• Venepuncture and cannulation.
• Tracheostomy Care.
• Intra-osseous device insertion and management.
• Chest drain management.

Personal Qualities Essential

• Awareness of professional and personal limitations.
• Ability to self-reflect.
• Upholds Trust Values.
• Positive attitude to change that inspires confidence in people.
• Act as a positive role model.
• Ability to provide clear feedback.
• Embraces teamwork.
• Flexible and adaptable in approach to meet service needs.
• Demonstrate dexterity, coordination, and accuracy in the safe use of specialised equipment.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered General Nurse (active NMC Registration)
• Critical Care Course (HEE 6/7)
• Physical/Health Assessment Course (HEE 6/7)
• Independent Non-Medical prescriber (Nurse Independent Prescriber) (HEE 7)
• Advanced Life Support Provider

Desirable

• Teaching in Healthcare/Clinical Education/Medical Education
• Leadership Programme

Knowledge, Behaviours, and Experience Essential

• Proven experience and expertise of working within Critical Care Outreach or equivalent service
• High level clinical skills and knowledge.
• Experience of autonomous decision making.
• Knowledge of role and responsibilities of post.
• Experience of management of deteriorating patients and acutely unwell patients.
• Detailed experience of leadership, management and service development.
• Involvement in Nursing audit and research.
• Experience in teaching, assessing, and mentoring within the multidisciplinary team.

Skills Essential

• Ability to work and communicated effectively within a multidisciplinary team setting inside and outside the Trust.
• Evidence of effective adaptable communication skills including verbal, non-verbal and written.
• Ability to document in a comprehensive and contemporaneous manner.
• Ability to facilitate and support learning in practice.
• Able to manage own time, work alone and practise autonomously.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage workload and priorities appropriately.

Specific Job Requirements Essential

• Time management skills with an ability to act on own initiative and be both self-directed and motivated in the work environment.
• Ability to lead a team through change.
• Familiarity with computer software, Microsoft Office, Sema, Healthroster, Pas skills.

Desirable

• IRMER Course
• Arterial Blood Gas sampling & interpretation.
• Care and management of central vascular access devices.
• Venepuncture and cannulation.
• Tracheostomy Care.
• Intra-osseous device insertion and management.
• Chest drain management.

Personal Qualities Essential

• Awareness of professional and personal limitations.
• Ability to self-reflect.
• Upholds Trust Values.
• Positive attitude to change that inspires confidence in people.
• Act as a positive role model.
• Ability to provide clear feedback.
• Embraces teamwork.
• Flexible and adaptable in approach to meet service needs.
• Demonstrate dexterity, coordination, and accuracy in the safe use of specialised equipment.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)