Critical Care Outreach Nurse
Location: The Wellington Hospital, St John’s Wood, London
Salary: Competitive + ITU Bonus + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits, and excellent career development opportunities)
Shift times: 8:00am – 8:30pm and 8:00pm – 8:30am
Hours: 31.25 per week (part-time)
Pattern: Mixture of nights and weekends, with flexibility required to work across seven days
We are looking for an experienced Critical Care Outreach Nurse to join our team at The Wellington Hospital — the UK’s largest private hospital, rated Good by the CQC and home to some of the most advanced specialist services in the country.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Critical Care Outreach Nurse to bring their expertise into a hospital known for its clinical excellence and multidisciplinary collaboration. Our Critical Care Outreach Team plays a pivotal role in safeguarding patients across the hospital, ensuring early recognition of deterioration and supporting seamless escalation to higher acuity care when needed.
In this role, you will deliver a nurse‑led Outreach service, providing advanced assessment and intervention for acutely unwell patients. You will review patients stepped down from ITU, monitor their progress, and make informed decisions around escalation back to critical care. Working closely with ward teams, you will offer clinical guidance, education and support to enhance early detection of deterioration and improve patient outcomes.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What We’re Looking For
1. Registered General Nurse with a valid NMC pin
2. An up‑to‑date Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification is essential
3. At least 3 years’ experience as a Critical Care Outreach Nurse
4. Completion of a Critical Care Course (60 credits)
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As an Outreach ITU Nurse you’ll be eligible for:
5. 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
6. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
7. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
8. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
9. Group Life Assurance from day one
10. Critical illness cover
11. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
12. Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
13. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
14. Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
15. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
16. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
17. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
18. Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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