Critical Care Outreach Nurse

Job overview

The Critical Care Outreach Lead Nurse is a senior specialist role responsible for leading the Critical Care Outreach service, delivering expert clinical care and operational leadership. The post holder provides advanced assessment, intervention and ongoing support for patients recently discharged from critical care and those who are acutely unwell on wards.

They will oversee the day-to-day running of the Outreach team, ensuring safe staffing, effective workload management and high standards of patient care in line with national guidance and organisational policy. The role involves autonomous clinical decision-making, complex patient assessment, and acting as a key point of escalation for clinical and operational concerns.

The Lead Nurse is also responsible for driving service improvement through audit, research and performance monitoring, as well as leading the development and implementation of clinical guidelines and care pathways. They will support staff development, wellbeing and professional supervision, while working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and continuity of care.

This is a highly visible leadership role, contributing to strategic service development, governance, and the ongoing advancement of critical care and deteriorating patient pathways across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

The Critical Care Outreach Lead Nurse is responsible for delivering expert clinical care to acutely unwell patients and those recently discharged from critical care, using advanced assessment and decision-making skills. They lead and coordinate the day-to-day operational management of the Critical Care Outreach team, including staffing, workload prioritisation and ensuring safe, high-quality care across the Health Board.

Key duties include providing specialist advice and support to ward teams, undertaking complex patient assessments, performing advanced clinical procedures, and acting as a key escalation point for clinical and operational issues. The role also involves leading service development through audit, research, and implementation of evidence-based guidelines and pathways.

Additionally, the post holder supports staff supervision, education and wellbeing, contributes to governance and performance reporting, and works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and continuity of care.

Interviews to be held on 15/6/2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.  In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.