Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS Band 7

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Carshalton seeks a Critical Care Outreach Practitioner. The role involves providing support to critically ill patients and leading a team to improve care standards. Applicants must have significant critical care experience and relevant qualifications. This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive salary range of £53,751 to £60,651 annually, inclusive of HCAS. Opportunities for professional development are available.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Completed a recognized Critical Care or relevant Acute Care Course.
• Familiarity with Clinical Reasoning and Advanced Patient Assessment.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively to provide safe and effective care.
• Respond to clinical emergencies and acutely ill patients.
• Teach and assess clinical skills in practice.

Skills

Advanced Patient Assessment and Critical Thinking Skills

Record of Teaching and Assessing Clinical Practice

Able to Prioritise Work load

Research Skills

Audit Skills

Education

RN BSc

Recognised Critical Care or relevant Acute Care Course

Clinical Reasoning Advanced Patient Assessment Course

MSc

Non Medical Prescribing Course

Job description

Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS Band 7

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Permanent 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse with critical care/acute clinical and leadership experience to join our Critical Care Outreach team (CCOT) as we expand our service to provide 24/7 cross‑site cover. The successful applicant will join a supportive and dynamic team, leading on delivering high standards of care to acutely unwell patients across our site. CCOT teams are a nurse‑led service supported by the critical care consultant team. You will have the opportunity to work both as a team and independently, identifying patients at risk of clinical deterioration or that are deteriorating and having their needs prioritised with appropriate assessment, intervention and ongoing management. Teaching and delivering education to ward teams is an essential part of the role together with leading on deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.

Main duties of the job

• Collaboratively work as an integral member of the Multidisciplinary Team to provide safe and effective care in ward areas.
• Recognise and respond to acutely ill and deteriorating patients ensuring timely interventions by the most appropriate member of the healthcare team particularly out of hours.
• Respond to clinical emergencies as they arise.
• Teach and assess clinical skills in practice as the opportunity arises.
• Act as a professional role model for acute care.
• Audit patient outcomes and service delivery and work collaboratively with other key personnel to introduce change for service improvement.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000‑strong workforce.

Qualifications

• RN BSc
• Recognised Critical Care or relevant Acute Care Course
• Clinical Reasoning Advanced Patient Assessment Course
• MSc
• Non Medical Prescribing Course

Experience

• Relevant Acute/ Critical Care Experience
• Leadership and shift leading Experience
• Change Management
• Previous outreach experience
• Previous band 7 experience

Skills

• Advanced Patient Assessment and Critical Thinking Skills
• Record of Teaching and Assessing Clinical Practice
• Able to Prioritise Work load
• Research Skills
• Audit 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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS