Overview
We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL, with us you can learn, grow and develop yourself and your career, realising your true ambitions and aspirations. Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Critical Care Outreach Nurse to join our well established 24 hour friendly Outreach team. You will work within the CCOT to provide clinical expertise, knowledge and skill utilising clinical judgement and decision making in the care and management of acutely unwell patients, ensuring provision of a 24/7 CCOT service across Southport Hospital. The role will include clinical and educational roles and will include some night work and unsocial hours. Experience working as a band 5 critical care or AED Nurse is essential, with demonstration of leadership and managerial expertise but also have a desire to strive to provide excellence in patient care and experience.
Main duties of the job
Working within the critical care team will be supporting sick patients who have recently left the Intensive Care Unit, and responding to those at risk of deterioration.
* Build and maintain excellent working relationships with other departments to ensure a seamless service for our patients; support and train colleagues across Southport and Ormskirk Trust help them develop their own skills at this field
* Implement national and Southport and Ormskirk Trust initiatives, demonstrate a systematic approach to policy and protocol development and review utilising best evidence
* Working across all inpatient areas of Southport Hospital, the Outreach team will offer advanced critical care nursing skills to respond when needed and as part of the resuscitation team
* Carry out advanced assessment and care of deteriorating patients leading to early intervention and treatment
* Able to show you have completed the Adult Critical Care/Intensive Care Course or equivalent
* An ILS provider with an in date qualification
* Degree level education or equivalent knowledge
Be an autonomous practitioner with the ability to work independently and resourcefully whilst working within a team.
Have the ability to manage a caseload effectively, demonstrating good time management skills.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
* Acute Care - Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
* Primary Care - Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
* Community Services - Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
* Specialist Regional Services - We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
* Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
* Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
* National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Shortlisting: 5th October 2025
Proposed Interview: W/C 12th October 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Intermediate Life Support
* Advanced Life Support (or working towards)
* Clinical assessment level 6 (or working towards)
* Post reg qualification (Management of deteriorating patient or clinical examination/assessment and diagnostics) Level 6
Knowledge
* Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills.
* Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
* Research awareness and commitment to evidence-based practice
* Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
* Understanding key features of Clinical governance
* Liaise with MDT members
* Demonstrate organisational leadership skills
* Ability to organise/prioritise workload
* Relevant skills in relation to risk management
* Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Evidence of good sound clinical knowledge and judgement in acute situations
* Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
* Venepuncture Competency
* Cannulation Competency
* Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Excellent Interpersonal skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
* Excellent organisational skills – prioritise and coordinate own workload
* Ability to de-escalate and escalate complex situations
* Ability to act as a change agent
* Computer literacy e.g., experience of electronic patient record
* Porta Cath Competency
* Cortrack & Bridle Competency
Other
* Periods of strenuous activity EG Cardiac compressions
* Frequent sitting or standing in a restricted position; occasional moderate effort for several short period.
* Continuous concentration as dealing with acute situations
* Decision making and time management in line with the deteriorating patient and escalation plan.
* Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration
* Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
* Occasional distressing / highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Deals with patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news, complaints, concerns arising from incident communicated to patients and relatives.
* May come into contact with Human bodily fluids
* Working in ward environment providing direct clinical care
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact Recruitment@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.
The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
Certificate of Sponsorship - Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.
eVisa Update - For successful candidates on selected work and study visa routes, who have completed and paid for their applications will no longer receive a visa vignette in passport as evidence of their permission to enter the UK. Instead, you will be issued with an eVisa only, which is accessed by creating a UKVI account. Before travelling to the UK, we advise applicants to:
* Understand how to generate an eVisa share code
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
Flexible Working
We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:
* All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
* There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
* Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.
At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to discuss flexible working options at interview stage.
Working for Team MWL
Staff recognition is important; we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
The Trust is non-smoking across all sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website.
You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.
Additional Information
Before applying, review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE. An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Charlotte Barton
Job title Critical care outreach specialist nurse lead
Email address charlotte.barton@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
Telephone number 01704 704226
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