Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our established and highly respected Critical Care Outreach Team. The team delivers a cross site 24/7 service at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe General Hospital at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
Applicants for this role need to be able to influence practice, challenge current thinking and be able to support quality improvement initiatives to improve patient safety. We are therefore looking for candidates with significant critical or acute care experience at a senior level to support the Outreach team objectives and vision.
Main duties of the job
You will be able to work autonomously and as part of a team and have good critical thinking and decision-making skills. You will be instrumental in the early recognition of deterioration and deliver an effective response, liaising with the patient’s own team.
You will be able to facilitate smooth transitions of care for patients stepping down from Intensive and High Dependency Care to the general wards and be involved in the provision of a range of education for the multidisciplinary team. As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for providing support and mentorship to junior team members and ward staff.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse (Level 1)/ AHP
2. Recognised mentorship/teaching and assessing course
3. Evidence of further continued professional development
4. Post-qualification Critical Care Course or equivalent course
5. Recognised history taking and physical assessment course or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
6. A first degree in relevant professional studies is desirable
7. Master's level education or working towards
8. Accredited Leadership/Management Course
9. ALS provider or willingness to undertake
10. Non-medical prescribing or willingness to undertake inclusive of ODPs once professional regulation allows
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
11. 5 years' experience, including 2 years as a band 6 in ICU or equivalent Critical Care/Acute area
12. Previous experience as a shift/team leader
13. Experience of teaching/mentoring/ coaching of the multi-professional team
Desirable criteria
14. Experience of performing an outreach role
15. Experience of involvement in Quality Improvement/ successful change management
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
16. Excellent personal and communication skills (written & verbal)
17. Excellent IT skills, able to work with a range of software i.e. Microsoft office, Excel, Word etc
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Desirable criteria
18. Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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