Critical Care Outreach Practitioner Cns Band 7

Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals Nhs Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS, Band 7, to join the CCOT. The role is 37.5 hours per week, permanent, across our cross-site service providing 24/7 cover and escalating care for acutely unwell patients.

You will lead on identifying deteriorating patients, provide education to ward teams, and contribute to quality improvement projects with the ICU consultants and nursing teams.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with BSc and UK registration.
• Post-registration Critical Care qualification.
• Clinical reasoning and advanced patient assessment.
• Leadership and teaching experience in CCOT.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively provide safe and effective care in ward areas.
• Recognise and respond to acutely ill/deteriorating patients.
• Respond to clinical emergencies as they arise.
• Teach and assess clinical skills in practice.
• Audit outcomes and drive service improvement.

Skills

RN BSc

Critical Care

Advanced Assessment

Non Medical Prescribing

Leadership

Outreach

Band 7 exp

Teaching

Research

Audits

Prioritisation

Clinical reasoning

Education

RN BSc

Critical Care course

MSc

Non Medical Prescribing

Job description

Job summary

Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS, Band 7 Permanent 37.5 hours per week
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse with significant critical care and clinical 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 have their needs prioritised with appropriate assessment, intervention and on-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.
We will provide learning opportunities to develop clinical skills within the CNS role.

Main duties of the job

• Collaboratively work as an integral member of the Multidisciplinary Team to providing 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

The successful applicant will join a supportive and dynamic team, leading on delivering high standards of care to acutely unwell patients across our site. Our Hospital at Night and CCOT teams are a nurse led service supported by the 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 have their needs prioritised with appropriate assessment, intervention and on-ongoing management. Teaching and delivering education to ward teams is an essential part of the role together with deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.

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.

Details

Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652 a year
pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
343-8232491-RB-SK
Job locations
Epsom and St Helier Cross site
Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1AA
United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• RN BSc
• Recognised post registration Critical Care (ICU) course
• Clinical Reasoning Advanced Patient Assessment Course
• MSc
• Non Medical Prescribing Course
• Relevant recent Critical Care Experience
• Leadership and shift leading Experience
• Previous outreach experience
• Previous band 7 experience
• 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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Epsom and St Helier Cross site
Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1AA
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:
Head of Nursing Critical Care Anaesthetics & Pain
Jane Camilleri
[e-mail]
07770445691

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