Critical Care Outreach Team Practitioner

Band 7

Main area

Critical Care Outreach Team

Grade

Band 7

Contract

1 x Permanent; 1 x 6 month Secondment

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and nights and weekends)

Job ref

396-8192106-GO-PB

Site

Kingston Hospital

Town

Kingston Upon Thames

Salary

£55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro-rata)

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

26/08/2026 23:59

Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

Our Trust values

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

• Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
• Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
• Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
• Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Job overview

We are recruiting for 2 positions - 1 x permanent post and 1 x 6 month secondment post.

Do you possess excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to deliver a high standard of care to our patients in this demanding role?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Critical Care Outreach Team at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust. The first acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership.

This role requires an enthusiastic, experienced, and skilled nurse to join our dynamic team, and become an integral part of the Trust, providing a comprehensive service across the Hospital.

The Critical Care Outreach Team is closely aligned with the Critical Care Unit and works Trust-wide to deliver first class care to deteriorating patients in a variety of environments.

The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience as a band 6 with the ability to work towards becoming a confident practitioner, and as part of a team to promote good clinical practice.

This is an excellent and innovative opportunity for the successful candidate from a nursing background to develop their knowledge, skills, and education in the deteriorating patient.

The post is a full-time position (1.0 WTE), covering 365 days per year (day shifts, weekends, and night duty). Part-time staff will be considered.

Main duties of the job

• You will work as part of a team, to innovate change in clinical practice across the Trust, and will work closely with other senior leaders to develop and improve services. You will need excellent interpersonal, communication, decision-making and organisational skills, and ability to work as part of the multidisciplinary team and participate in professional networks. Stamina, flexible working, and a commitment to participate in audit and research are required.
• It will be an essential requirement of the role to provide clinical assessment, management, and monitoring of acutely unwell patients, facilitating individual care, essential interventions, and treatment throughout the Trust. The post holder will be required to provide advice and support, formal and informal teaching to ward staff and members of the multidisciplinary team regarding management of critically ill patients.
• To work autonomously throughout the trust (except Paediatrics) providing expertise in all aspects of acute critical care management of patients. To participate in the implementation of strategic approaches to the provision of acute critical care through communication and consultation at all levels of the organisation. To help develop and implement educational strategies, programmes, audit and national recommendations to enhance the care of critically ill patients within the trust.

Working for our organisation

Development and staff wellbeing

Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can't expect the best from you if we don't invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we're committed to fostering your professional and personal development with a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.

To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly "shoutouts" and patient feedback, monthly and staff awards.

Our Trust values

These words are important reminders, but it's our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring values to life in their work.

Compassionate

Inclusive

Collaborative

Inspiring

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Nursing and Midwifery Registered Nurse
• ENB 100 or similar/equivalent specialist course in acute and/or critical care

Desirable criteria

• MSc or evidence of post graduate MSC level training in relevant subject
• Advanced Life Support Instructor

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant years of experience as Senior Nurse position in acute emergency care /critical care
• Highly developed expertise acquired through significant experience and study in acute emergency care and/or critical care settings

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent leadership skills, ability to work independently and in focused team
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable communication of complex and sometimes contentious information

Desirable criteria

• Project management

We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge

We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service.

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

E: [email protected]

Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
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References

Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

linzi Balshaw

Job title

Joint Lead Critical Care Outreach Team

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

020 8546 7711

Additional information

For more information please contact: Linzi Balshaw or Rebecca Shields CCOT by contacting the switchboard on 020 8546 7711 and asking to bleep Outreach on 867