Critical Care Outreach Nurse Job London area,Greater London England UK,Nursing

Location: Greater London

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive Cancer Centre in Europe and leader in the field of cancer care with successful record of innovation in nursing care, pioneering new treatments and development of anti-cancer drugs.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our proactive Critical Care Outreach Team for a 12 months fixed term contract. We are seeking an enthusiastic experienced and highly motivated critical care nurse who will work with the team to support us in the delivery of a high-quality 24-hour service across both Chelsea and Sutton sites. You will work collaboratively to provide acute oncology care to at risk or deteriorating cancer patients.

You will carry out advanced assessment and care of deteriorating patients leading to early intervention and treatment. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work autonomously is essential. You will be part of the Resuscitation team/Hospital@Night and would be required as an ALS provider to lead rescue interventions and facilitate transfers to and from critical care. You will work a mixture of days and nights as well as weekends within the team.

You will be involved in the service development, improvement and participate actively in audit and research. You would need to demonstrate leadership and managerial expertise as a Band 7 Charge Nurse/Sister in Critical Care Outreach.

Main duties of the job

To provide a 24-hour Critical Care Outreach (CCO) service across the Chelsea and Sutton site.
To be an active member of the hospital at night (H@N) team.
To identify patients who are acutely deteriorating and are for active treatment.
To work in collaboration with the Critical Care Unit team (CCU), Medical/Surgical teams and the Clinical Site Practitioner (CSP) to assess and treat the acutely deteriorating patient.
To follow up all patients discharged from CCU/Step-up to ensure patients do not deteriorate clinically on step down from the unit.
To be an active member of the hospital resuscitation team.
To provide support and education for nursing and medical staff in relation to the acutely deteriorating patient.
To safely escort patients on intra/inter hospital transfers when required.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

To work in collaboration with the CCU, Medical/Surgical teams and the CSP to assess and treat the acutely deteriorating patient.
To perform individual clinical assessment of patients condition utilising advanced clinical assessment skills.
To utilise advanced nursing skills such as arterial puncture, venepuncture and cannulation to further assess and treat the acutely deteriorating patient.
To prescribe specific medications when required either as a patient group directive or as a non-medical prescriber.
To be skilled in the accurate making up of and administration of complex intravenous medications.
To lead/advise on proactive interventions for the acutely deteriorating cancer patient.
To initiate and coordinate the care of Level 2 patients being cared for in the inpatient or outpatient environment, or those stepped down from CCU.

Education / Qualifications

Professional Qualification (First Level registration NMC Registered Adult Nurse or HCPC) with relevant experience in a critical/acute care environment
UK recognised Bachelor's degree or studying at degree level supplemented by specialist training/experience
Teaching/Mentoring qualification and/or experience
Recognised acute care Qualification (e.g Post registration ICU course)
ALS provider Certificate
ILS provider Certificate
Venepuncture/Cannulation
Non-Medical prescriber
Cancer nursing qualification

Experience

Significant and recent experience working in an acute setting and managing a critically ill patient (e.g CCU, A&E)
Recent clinical experience at AfC Band 6 or above
Evidence of good leadership and interpersonal skills
Ability to work autonomously
Ability to influence, support and develop staff
Ability to co-ordinate patient care and liaise with multi-disciplinary team members
Ability to work collaboratively with CCOT and CCU leads
Evidence of managerial experience
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