# Critical Care Outreach Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/critical-care-outreach-practitioner/cc716b7d-e0ee-4c9e-8d05-355ba33aa52f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/critical-care-outreach-practitioner/cc716b7d-e0ee-4c9e-8d05-355ba33aa52f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-07T11:30:59.327Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Sutton/The_Royal_Marsden_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Critical_Care/Critical_Care-v8137053 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8137053?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The  Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive  Cancer Centre in Europe and leader in the field of cancer care with successful record of innovation in nursing care, pioneering new treatments and development of anti-cancer drugs. An exciting opportunity has arisen within our proactive Critical Care Outreach Team for a 1.0 WTE substantive post based in Sutton. We are seeking an enthusiastic experienced and highly motivated critical care nurse who will work with the team to support us in the delivery of a high-quality 24-hour service across both Chelsea and Sutton sites.  You will work collaboratively to provide acute oncology care to at risk or deteriorating cancer patients. You will be expected to work with ward and critical care clinicians and demonstrate  excellent clinical skills and evidenced based decision making. You will carry out advanced assessment and care of deteriorating patients leading to early intervention and treatment. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work autonomously is essential.  You will be part of the Resuscitation team/Hospital@Night and would be required as an ALS provider to lead rescue interventions and facilitate transfers to and from critical care. You will work a mixture of days and nights as well as weekends within the team. Please note that this position will not attract a work permit or visa and so only applications from individuals already free to work in the UK without restrictions will be considered. ### Main duties of the job To be an active member of the Critical Care Outreach Team assessing and treating the acutely deteriorating patient, or to initiate treatments to prevent a patient from deteriorating and requiring admission to the Critical Care Unit (CCU). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification - To work in collaboration with the CCU, Medical/Surgical teams and the CSP to assess and treat the acutely deteriorating patient. - To perform individual clinical assessment of patients condition utilising advanced clinical   assessment skills. - To utilise advanced nursing skills such as arterial puncture, venepuncture and cannulation to further assess and treat the acutely deteriorating patient. - To prescribe specific medications when required either as a patient group directive or as a non-medical prescriber. - To be skilled in the accurate making up of and administration of complex intravenous medications. - To lead/advise on proactive interventions for the acutely deteriorating cancer patient. - To initiate and coordinate the care of Level 2 patients being cared for in the inpatient or outpatient environment, or those stepped down from CCU. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant and recent experience working in an acute setting and managing a critically ill patient (e.g CCU, A&E) - Recent clinical experience at AfC Band 6 or above - Evidence of good leadership and interpersonal skills - Ability to work autonomously - Ability to influence, support and develop staff - Ability to co-ordinate patient care and liaise with multi-disciplinary team members - Ability to work collaboratively with CCOT and CCU leads - Evidence of managerial experience - Ability to innovate and respond to change - Ability to problem solve, make decisions, organise and prioritise - Ability to manage conflict situations - Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives and incorporation of cultural values into practice - Knowledge of quality issues - Understanding of research and its implications on practice development ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Smart appearance - Ability to work on both sites of the trust as required - Flexibility of working hours including night shift, weekends, bank holidays to meet service needs - Able to manual hand patients and equipment safely ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Professional Qualification (First Level registration NMC Registered Adult Nurse or HCPC) with relevant experience in a critical/acute care environment - UK recognised Bachelor’s degree or studying at degree level supplemented by specialist training/experience - Teaching/Mentoring qualification and/or experience - Recognised acute care Qualification (e.g Post registration ICU course) - ALS provider Certificate - ILS provider Certificate - Venepuncture/Cannulation **Desirable** - Non-Medical prescriber - Cancer nursing qualification ### Skills / Abilities /Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to use advanced communication/interpersonal skills when working with staff, patients and carers - Ability to communicate with and/or give advice to all members of the hospital and community MDT and show good leadership skills - Good presentation and teaching skills - Ability to provide clear and concise documentation - Ability to manage databases, maintain records with integral auditing and to produce annual reports for the service - Ability to work under pressure in order to meet service and patient priories - Ability to work within and manage professional boundaries - Computer literate in Microsoft outlook, office, word, excel and PowerPoint ## Documents - [282-sb1673-jff (pdf, 136.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10435327) - [282-sb1673-jd&ps (pdf, 622.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10435328) - [royal marsden trust values (pdf, 715.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2360) - [workplace wellbeing and rewards guide (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2580) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.