Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS Band 7

Critical Care Outreach Practitioner CNS Band 7

The closing date is 20 June 2026

Permanent 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse with critical care/acute clinical and leadership experience to join our Critical Care Outreach team (CCOT) as we expand our service to provide 24/7 cross site cover.

The successful applicant will join a supportive and dynamic team, leading on delivering high standards of care to acutely unwell patients across our site. CCOT teams are a nurse‑led service supported by the critical care consultant team. You will have the opportunity to work both as a team and independently, identifying patients at risk of clinical deterioration or that are deteriorating, having their needs prioritised with appropriate assessment, intervention and ongoing management.

Teaching and delivering education to ward teams is an essential part of the role together with leading on deteriorating patient quality improvement work across site.

We will provide learning opportunities to develop clinical skills within the CNS role.

• Collaboratively work as an integral member of the Multidisciplinary Team to provide safe and effective care in ward areas.
• Recognise and respond to acutely ill and deteriorating patients ensuring timely interventions by the most appropriate member of the healthcare team, particularly out of hours.
• Respond to clinical emergencies as they arise.
• Teach and assess clinical skills in practice as the opportunity arises.
• Act as a professional role model for acute care.
• Audit patient outcomes and service delivery and work collaboratively with other key personnel to introduce change for service improvement.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group care for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, a major trauma centre and the largest healthcare provider and teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Our Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021, allowing closer collaboration on research, education and training for our 17,000‑strong workforce.

• RN BSc
• Recognised Critical Care or relevant Acute Care Course
• Clinical Reasoning Advanced Patient Assessment Course
• MSc
• Non‑Medical Prescribing Course

• Relevant Critical Care Experience
• Leadership and shift leading Experience
• Previous outreach experience
  
  Previous band 7 experience

• Advanced Patient Assessment and Critical Thinking Skills
• Record of Teaching and Assessing Clinical Practice
• Able to Prioritise Work load
• Research Skills
• Audit Skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£55,524 to £62,652 a year inclusive of HCAS