Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS Band 7 | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Critical Care Outreach Practitioner to join the expanding team. The role involves providing high standards of care to acutely unwell patients, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and teaching clinical skills. Applicants should have critical care and leadership experience, with opportunities for professional development. The position is full-time, offering a permanent contract with extensive responsibilities in patient care and education.

Qualifications

• Nurse with critical care/acute clinical and leadership experience.
• Willingness to develop clinical skills within the CNS role.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and independently as required.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively work as an integral member of the Multidisciplinary Team to provide safe and effective care.
• Recognise and respond to acutely ill and deteriorating patients.
• Teach and assess clinical skills in practice as the opportunity arises.

Job description

Overview

Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS, Band 7. 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 who are deteriorating and ensuring their needs are 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 deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.

We will provide learning opportunities to develop clinical skills within the CNS role.

Responsibilities

• 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 the Service and Sites

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 who 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 deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.

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 helps us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Nurse with critical care/acute clinical and leadership experience.
• Willingness to develop clinical skills within the CNS role.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and independently as required.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025