Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS Band 7
Band 7
Main area
Acute Response Teams : Critical Care Outreach and Hospital at Night
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time \- 37\.5 hours per week (Cross site. Long days/Nights \- internal rotation \- nights, weekends and BHs.)
Job ref
343\-8232491\-RB\-SK
Site
Epsom and St Helier Cross site
Town
Carshalton
Salary
£55,524 \- £62,652 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
29/10/2026
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job 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 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
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this post
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN BSc
- Recognised post registration Critical Care (ICU) course
- Clinical Reasoning Advanced Patient Assessment Course
Desirable criteria
- MSc
- Non Medical Prescribing Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant recent Critical Care Experience
- Leadership and shift leading Experience
- Change Management experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous outreach experience
- Previous band 7 experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced Patient Assessment and Critical Thinking Skills
- Established Team / Shift Leading Skills
- Collaborative MDT Working
- Record of Teaching and Assessing Clinical Practice
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Able to Prioritise Work load
Desirable criteria
- Research Skills
- Audit Skills
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Your application
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Closing date
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Shortlisting
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Safeguarding and DBS Checks
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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