Critical Care Outreach Practitioner

at  Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Two exciting opportunities have arisen in our Critical Care Outreach team. The applicants must be enthusiastic, driven and focus on excellent patient care. As part of a well established service, you will be expected to continue to support wards and medical teams in the recognition and treatment of the acutely ill and deteriorating patients within our care.
We are recruiting to a 37.5 hour post. The role involves working across 7 days a week, including both day and night shifts. The role involves working at both the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary site and Wrightington Hospital site.
The post holder will co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate Critical Care within the Outreach Service. The role will facilitate the recognition and management of the acutely ill patient. The post holder will share acute and critical care expertise through educating, both formally and informally, and assisting the multi-disciplinary team in patient assessment and clinical decision-making within the ward environment in relation to this patient group.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Perform comprehensive patient assessment, based on history taking and physical
examination, suggesting solutions and making recommendations.Performs a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s needs, plan, implement and evaluates care delivery in accordance with their individual health care needs and varying level of complexity
Provides expert nursing intervention and makes complex judgements when specialist knowledge and experience are required in ensuring optimum care and treatment is maintained
Monitors and maintains the environment of care to ensure the highest standard is provided
Requests and interprets relevant investigations, e.g., chest Xrays, ECGs, blood tests with in the scope of professional practice and communicates findings to appropriate members of the multi-professional team
Identifies patient problems, and initiates appropriate nursing intervention, prescribing appropriate drug and fluid therapy utilising Patient Group Direction
To act as a self directed practitioner who directs, delivers and evaluates patient care founded on nursing and medical practice model.
Participate in the provision of direct patient care supporting the ward team in the management of unstable patients
Demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills
Make and receive direct referrals to and from the multi-professional teams
Responds to requests from clinical staff in ward areas for urgent/emergency review of patients at risk of clinical deterioration and provides advice and direct support to nursing and medical staff in relation to acute illness management
Provide the clinical expertise and experience to facilitate the safe transfer of critically ill
patients between clinical environments
Provide support and advice in managing patients with specific needs, e.g., Acute illness, sepsis, follow-up from ICU/HDU and implementation of various pathways, central venous catheters, tracheotomies and chest drains
Maintains personal, professional knowledge and understanding of current issues relating to
Critical Care Outreach through commitment to self-development and through continuing study.
Able to teach all disciplines of clinical staff, providing agreed teaching/education sessions in line
Understand and recognise own limitation

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