Team Lead-Senior Critical Care Outreach and Resuscitation Practitioner

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Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) is seeking a motivated individual with excellent leadership skills with extensive critical care outreach as well as resuscitation experience at AFC band 7 level, to join our well-established and highly regarded Critical Care Outreach and Resuscitation Service (CCOARS). This practitioner-led team provides care to critically ill and deteriorating patients, alongside the delivery of a skilled resuscitation service. Furthermore, the service provides a robust resuscitation training programme and contributes to audit, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives across the Trust.

You will be providing site based clinical leadership and management of the Critical Care Outreach and Resuscitation service by leading and managing an experienced clinical team to oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers.As well as providing sound clinical leadership you will develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the clinical setting and Trust wide.

The role includes a strong educational element with the delivery of resuscitation training to all grades of Trust staff and you will, therefore need to have proven teaching/assessment skills. As well as providing resuscitation training sessions, you will be expected to respond to Cardiac Arrest calls as a specialist member of the Resuscitation team.

Main duties of the job

To oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families, and carers.

To provide clinical leadership for the critical care outreach and resuscitation service

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (level 1)
• Post registration qualification in critical care
• MSc Advanced Practice or equivalent

Desirable

• Independent prescriber
• Quality improvement training/experience

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post registration experience at band 7 or above, including relevant experience in critical care outreach.
• Experience of advanced decision making to manage complex patients.
• Experience of teaching and assessing others

Desirable

• Experience of leading and managing others
• Research experience and publication

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills and advanced ICT skills, including Microsoft office
• Able to demonstrate advanced communication skills and clinical leadership
• In depth knowledge of speciality and use of evidence-based practice
• Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate high-level decision-making skills in clinical practice

Desirable

• Ability to design and deliver education programmes

Person Specification
Education/ qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (level 1)
• Post registration qualification in critical care
• MSc Advanced Practice or equivalent

Desirable

• Independent prescriber
• Quality improvement training/experience

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post registration experience at band 7 or above, including relevant experience in critical care outreach.
• Experience of advanced decision making to manage complex patients.
• Experience of teaching and assessing others

Desirable

• Experience of leading and managing others
• Research experience and publication

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills and advanced ICT skills, including Microsoft office
• Able to demonstrate advanced communication skills and clinical leadership
• In depth knowledge of speciality and use of evidence-based practice
• Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate high-level decision-making skills in clinical practice

Desirable

• Ability to design and deliver education programmes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

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Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY

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