Hospital Outreach 24/7 - Senior Enhanced Practitioner

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 15 April 2025

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are looking for an experienced senior enhanced practitioner to join our new Hospital Outreach 24/7 service

To work closely alongside all speciality teams within our organisation, with a focus on caring for the sick, deteriorating and septic patients. This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a high performing multidisciplinary team working in the

Job summary

This is a full time (37.5 hour) permanent cross site and full rotation across the 24-hour period and 7 days (if service requires)

The post holder will work as part of the Hospital outreach 24/7 team and will respond quickly and effectively to sick, deteriorating and septic patients on the ward. They will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams using the Prevention, Identification, Escalation and Response (PIER) model to reduce physical deterioration. They will also have responsibility for the daily management of a caseload of patients, in collaboration with the medical teams.

Main duties of the job

Hospital Outreach 24/7 is a multi-professional, multispecialty approach to delivering care over a 24 hour period, with the aim of improving patient safety. We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic practitioner who is committed to the delivery of safe patient care in the ward and other areas outside of Critical Care, to join us and be a part of our developing Multi-disciplinary team.

We welcome applicants who are highly motivated with an acute clinical background who can demonstrate expertise in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients and meet the person specification. This post requires motivation, flexibility and initiative, the ability to prioritise workload in challenging situations and excellent communication and team skills. The applicant should be able to demonstrate the use of evidence based practice and be proactive in managing change.

We serve a diverse population and we aim for our staff to reflect this, we are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all staff who meet the person specification. Non-medical prescriber qualification is essential for the role.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Best use of resources
Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Date posted

01 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-25-0295

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The post holder will work as part of the Hospital Outreach 24/7 Team and will respond quickly and effectively to deteriorating patients on the wards. They will work alongside Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) using the Prevention, Identification, Escalation and Response (PIER) Model to reducing physical deterioration. They will also have responsibility for the daily management of a caseload of patients, in collaboration with the medical teams. The post holder will:

Work towards health promotion and prevention and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness and deterioration.

Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision-making to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.

Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, and provide direct support to patients and clients.

Work in partnership with patients and support them to manage and live their life.

Full breakdown of the Clinical Practice, Leadership, Learning and Development, learning resources, research, and improvement can be found in the supportive files.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

Work towards health promotion and prevention and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness and deterioration.

Work in partnership with patients and support them to manage and live their life.

Full breakdown of the Clinical Practice, Leadership, Learning and Development, learning resources, research, and improvement can be found in the supportive files.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant post-registration experience, within critical care, urgent and emergency care speciality or equivalent. Able to demonstrate recent effective clinical leadership skills Participation in audit and clinical research

Desirable

Experience in an autonomous practice role Experience of service improvement projects

Skills

Essential

Advanced clinical assessment and history taking skills

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Healthcare Practitioner Intermediate life support Completed a Level 6 or 7 Health Assessment module
Independent Prescriber

Desirable

Teaching/Assessing Course Advanced Life Support
Competent in venepuncture, cannulation, arterial blood gases, NG Tube and Line Management

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant post-registration experience, within critical care, urgent and emergency care speciality or equivalent. Able to demonstrate recent effective clinical leadership skills Participation in audit and clinical research

Desirable

Experience in an autonomous practice role Experience of service improvement projects

Skills

Essential

Advanced clinical assessment and history taking skills

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Healthcare Practitioner Intermediate life support Completed a Level 6 or 7 Health Assessment module
Independent Prescriber

Desirable

Teaching/Assessing Course Advanced Life Support
Competent in venepuncture, cannulation, arterial blood gases, NG Tube and Line Management

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.