# Outreach Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Wexham Park Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 per annum incl HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible shift work)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20T11:20:44.216Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Slough/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Critical_Care/Critical_Care-v8243743
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8243743?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Outreach Practitioner to join our Rapid Response Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled clinician with substantial experience in the assessment and management of acutely deteriorating patients and medical emergencies. You will play a key role in supporting ward teams, promoting early recognition of patient deterioration, and helping to deliver timely interventions that improve patient outcomes.

The successful candidate will have experience contributing to the development, implementation, and review of policies relating to deteriorating patients and resuscitation. A strong commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and the wider critical care agenda is essential.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams across Frimley Health, providing expert clinical support, education, and guidance to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care.

This role offers the opportunity to join a dedicated and supportive team focused on improving standards of care and enhancing the experience and outcomes of our patients.

### Main duties of the job

The Outreach Practitioner will be a key member of the Rapid Response Team, focusing on the early identification and management of deteriorating patients to prevent adverse outcomes, including cardiac arrest.

The role involves providing rapid clinical support and expert decision-making during medical emergencies, contributing to the development and implementation of deteriorating patient and resuscitation policies, and working collaboratively with multi-professional teams to enhance patient safety. The postholder will also deliver education and support to staff on early recognition and escalation of care.

This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to improve patient outcomes, contribute to service development, and be part of a committed and highly skilled multidisciplinary team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care with minimal supervision
- Effectively communicate with all levels of the organisation.
- Time management and delegation skills.
- Good IT skills

**Desirable**

- Counselling skills

### Experience

**Essential**

- Minimum of 3 years Band 6 critical care /Acute Care experience
- Experience in providing formal teaching.

**Desirable**

- Previous Outreach experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Adult Nurse/AHP
- BSc (Hons) in relevant subject or equivalent
- Post registration qualification in Critical Care Nursing or equivalent Acute Care course
- Teaching and Assessing/Mentoring qualification
- ALS provider
- Physical assessment course or working towards at level 7

**Desirable**

- MSc or working towards
- ALS Instructor or ILS Instructor or working towards
- Non – medical prescribing or working towards
- APLS/EPALS provider

## Documents

- [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736)
- [outreach practitioner - job description (pdf, 224.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10554997)

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