Sepsis and Critical Care Outreach Practitioner

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Sepsis and Critical Care Outreach team for an innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic individual, who will be part of a team consisting of critical care outreach practitioners and sepsis practitioners.

The successful candidate will predominantly work as a sepsis practitioner but will also undertake the role of a critical care outreach practitioner when required to meet the service needs.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be an experienced critical care nurse with a high level of knowledge regarding sepsis and the deteriorating patient. The Sepsis and Critical Care Outreach Practitioner will work independently, develop good rapport with key leaders and clinicians and have some influencing skills to improve patient outcomes and experiences. They will be required drive early recognition and management of sepsis and the deteriorating patient at ward level.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as"Good"by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Date posted

05 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-DIV1-6246539

Job locations

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible and professionally accountable for the assessment of care needs; the development of personalised plans of care, implementation and evaluation of care without supervision.

Ensure the service promotes the early recognition, treatment and management of patients, who maybe deteriorating , or who may have sepsis.

To act in a manner to give assurance that red flag sepsis alerts are responded to appropriately .

Participate in developing and delivering ward based training Trust wide in the early recognition, the management of sepsis and the deteriorating patient.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible and professionally accountable for the assessment of care needs; the development of personalised plans of care, implementation and evaluation of care without supervision.

Ensure the service promotes the early recognition, treatment and management of patients, who maybe deteriorating , or who may have sepsis.

To act in a manner to give assurance that red flag sepsis alerts are responded to appropriately .

Participate in developing and delivering ward based training Trust wide in the early recognition, the management of sepsis and the deteriorating patient.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Critical care experience minimum two years experience.
  • Sepsis awareness and clinical exposure to managing acutely unwell patients

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN minimum 2 years post qualification
  • Critical Care Post Registration Course or equivalent 14 months post course

Desirable

  • Mentorship/SLAiP/supervisor and assessor training or teaching experience
  • Professional updating within last 12 months
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Critical care experience minimum two years experience.
  • Sepsis awareness and clinical exposure to managing acutely unwell patients

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN minimum 2 years post qualification
  • Critical Care Post Registration Course or equivalent 14 months post course

Desirable

  • Mentorship/SLAiP/supervisor and assessor training or teaching experience
  • Professional updating within last 12 months

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Samantha Sewell

samantha.sewell6@nhs.net

07795020364

Date posted

05 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-DIV1-6246539

Job locations

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


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