Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Critical Care Outreach Practitioner in the friendly Critical Care Outreach team at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital; they will be responsible for overseeing the high standards of care required for looking after the deteriorating/critically ill patients.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties can be located within the Role Job Description.
The post holder will work at an enhanced level of practice utilising highly developed post graduate experience, knowledge and skills in Critical Care specialty. They will manage discrete aspects of a patient's care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, within their current level of practice and patient group, aligned to the four pillars of practice and aligned to Trust policy, 'Enhanced, Advanced and Consultant Level Practice- Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).'
The post holder will contribute to nursing/midwifery/AHP practice to improve the quality of care to patients.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Skills and experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate healthcare experience demonstrating professional development across the four pillars of practice.
- Significant experience of care in critical or emergency care medicine.
- Experience of working with patients/service users to resolve concerns and improve their experience.
- Evidence of effective networking
- Experience of supervising staff and delivering training
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in consultation and clinical assessment
- Experience of presenting to groups of staff/public
Personal/professional attributes
Essential
- Leading in quality improvement project within clinical speciality
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering education and training to individuals or groups
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC/HCPC registration.
- Degree in nursing or working towards degree or equivalent
- Preperation of mentors or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development within Critical Care or Emergency Care Practice.
Desirable
- Master's degree or working towards this qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Advanced physical examination qualification
- Advanced practice or Masters/L7 programme commenced
Other
Essential
- Flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Awareness of and adherence to the organisations vision, mission and values
- Commitment to equity and diversity
- Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
Desirable
- Knowledge of best practice, key issues and developments in the deteriorating patient programme
Governance
Essential
- Understanding of quality governance, patient safety and patient experience tools to support clinical practice and service improvement.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of national and local policy and guidance
- Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement e.g. risk management and clinical audit.
- Evidence of innovative practice utilising research and audit.
- Experience of contributing to quality improvement in safety/quality improvement projects.
- oExperience of writing reports and presenting to teams or small groups
Desirable
- Experience of implementing and evaluating improvements in care
- Experience in audit and clinical data collection
Person Specification
Skills and experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate healthcare experience demonstrating professional development across the four pillars of practice.
- Significant experience of care in critical or emergency care medicine.
- Experience of working with patients/service users to resolve concerns and improve their experience.
- Evidence of effective networking
- Experience of supervising staff and delivering training
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in consultation and clinical assessment
- Experience of presenting to groups of staff/public
Personal/professional attributes
Essential
- Leading in quality improvement project within clinical speciality
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering education and training to individuals or groups
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC/HCPC registration.
- Degree in nursing or working towards degree or equivalent
- Preperation of mentors or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development within Critical Care or Emergency Care Practice.
Desirable
- Master's degree or working towards this qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Advanced physical examination qualification
- Advanced practice or Masters/L7 programme commenced
Other
Essential
- Flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Awareness of and adherence to the organisations vision, mission and values
- Commitment to equity and diversity
- Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
Desirable
- Knowledge of best practice, key issues and developments in the deteriorating patient programme
Governance
Essential
- Understanding of quality governance, patient safety and patient experience tools to support clinical practice and service improvement.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of national and local policy and guidance
- Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement e.g. risk management and clinical audit.
- Evidence of innovative practice utilising research and audit.
- Experience of contributing to quality improvement in safety/quality improvement projects.
- oExperience of writing reports and presenting to teams or small groups
Desirable
- Experience of implementing and evaluating improvements in care
- Experience in audit and clinical data collection
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.
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.
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).
