Senior CCOT Practitioner | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS Trust in Nottingham is seeking a Band 7 Critical Care Outreach Sister/Charge Nurse. The role requires leadership and advanced clinical assessments of patients within the outreach team, providing a flexible 24/7 service across multiple campuses. Applicants should have previous critical care outreach experience and relevant qualifications. This position offers opportunities for professional development and aims for Magnet status recognition. The application closes on September 11, 2025.

Qualifications

• Ability to work across both City and Queens campuses.
• Provide flexible, 24/7 service during long days and nights.
• Strong leadership and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical service with advanced assessments and interventions.
• Shape and develop service by taking managerial responsibilities.
• Coordinate team workload and contribute to staff development.

Skills

Critical Care Outreach experience

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree and critical care course (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Critical Care Outreach Team (Adult)

Band 7 Critical Care Outreach Sister/Charge Nurse/AHP

Full time/ Part time (30 hours) Secondment/Maternity cover post

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the Band 7 team within the Adult Critical Care Outreach Team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). As one of the largest Trusts in the UK, the Critical Care Outreach Team provides a diverse and comprehensive CCOT service to all adult patients within NUH, including specialties such as Neurosurgery, Haematology, Major Trauma, Renal and Infectious diseases.

The CCOT at NUH is a highly regarded team providing a Trust-wide resource across all adult patient areas on the City and Queens Medical Centre campuses, covering more than 80 wards and clinical areas. The team is multi-professional, consisting of Band 7 and 6 nurses, specialised physiotherapists and CCOT assistants.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical service as a Band 7, providing ward-based advanced clinical assessments, patient interventions and developing management plans with the goal to halt or reverse clinical deterioration.
• Help shape and develop the service by taking on managerial and leadership responsibilities to ensure the service evolves to meet patient and service-user needs.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical assessment skills and knowledge of common clinical situations across the trust's specialties, including management of hypoxia with nasal high flow oxygen therapy, non-invasive ventilation, tracheostomy care and weaning, sepsis management and transfer of the critically unwell patient.
• Prioritise the team workload as shift co-ordinator; provide formal and informal teaching to staff at all levels; coordinate rosters and sickness management; contribute to ongoing development of the service and team members using staff development plans and appraisals.

Qualifications and requirements

• Previous Critical Care Outreach experience.
• Degree and critical care course (or equivalent).
• Ability to work across both City and Queens campuses and provide flexible, 24/7 service (long days and nights as required).
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills; ability to manage resources and develop staff.

Additional information

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest in the UK and has the Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands. It has one of the busiest emergency departments in the UK and is a major teaching Trust. NUH continues to be at the forefront of research and aims for Magnet status recognition.

The Critical Care Outreach service provides an extensive 24/7, 365-day service across both City and Queens campuses. Applicants may be required to work across both campuses to provide a flexible service to critically ill/ deteriorating ward patients throughout NUH. The Clinical Support division welcomes applications from BAME colleagues who are underrepresented at this level.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

All staff work across both campuses to provide a truly flexible service. You will be supported with a formal induction and training programme, complete Critical Care Outreach clinical competencies, work with the team’s Clinical Nurse Educator and access a CCOT-specific advanced training programme.

This advert closes on Thursday 11 Sep 2025.