We are looking for an experience Critical Care Nurse to join our Outreach team.
If successful, you will provide expert nursing advice, care and support to patients that are at risk of deterioration or are critically ill. This will also include their families and carers.
You will provide support until either the patient is transferred to the critical care unit, their condition has improved or continuing this level of care is agreed that it is not in the patient’s best interest.
You will be pivotal to developing and monitoring standards within the Critical Care Outreach (CCOT) service, including supporting and educating more junior team members.
Using your experience and expertise you will also act as a specialist resource of up to date clinical information for the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
So, if this sounds like the right role for you - please apply today.
• To act as a the lead member of the CCOT team providing early intervention. To act as a skilled member of the Critical Care Outreach team providing early intervention with appropriate assessment, observation and treatment of seriously ill patients in general ward areas i.e. level 1 and level 2 patients.
• Act as a source of expert advice and support to those caring for the deteriorating patient / critically ill patients and their families on the wards.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary critical care team providing as a point of contact for the critically ill patients. To make clinical judgements, work autonomously managing own workload, seeking advice and guidance from senior Critical Care nursing and medical staff as necessary.
Promote the nursing contribution to both the Directorate’s and Trust’s clinical governance plans.
Undertake projects, audit, and research to improve deteriorating patient/high dependency care skills trust wide.
Provide multi-disciplinary education in the deteriorating/high dependency care patient trust wide including the development of doctors in training and qualified nursing staff.
To undertake trust agreed advanced specialist clinical practice skills to meet patient needs.
• Assist with the development of the Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT)
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
If you would like further details regarding this vacancy, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We look forward to receiving your application!
This advert closes on Tuesday 20 May 2025