The Patient Emergency Response and Resuscitation Team (PERRT) at University College Hospital comprises critical care outreach and resuscitation practitioners who provide a 24/7 service to critically ill and deteriorating patients, alongside delivery of robust training programmes, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives across the Trust.

The PERRT role is suitable for motivated individuals with strong leadership skills and extensive critical care [outreach] experience. It offers a fantastic opportunity to become expert in leading the management of deteriorating patients across the organisation, incorporating all 4 pillars of advanced practice.

This nurse-led team is well established and provides a career development pathway through bands 6 to 8.Work is varied and flexible, with numerous clinical specialties, covering 3 main inpatient sites and a number of day care and outpatient settings, and a trustwide remit for resuscitation services.

Main duties of the job

The PERRT team and its leadership are hugely committed to getting the best out of our team members and nurturing their growth and development. With this in mind, we have a development plan which will facilitate your learning, developing your clinical, leadership, research and educational skills.

Our recruitment process is designed to allow candidates to best showcase their skills. We understand that it's not just about being able to say the right thing at interview and so you will also be given the opportunity to demonstrate your clinical and leadership potential in more practical ways.

Informal visits are strongly recommended for this position. You will get a feel for UCLH trust, the PERRT team, our values and our work, and to help you prepare for the recruitment process.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• RGN, RN or equivalent professional qualification.
• Honours degree in relevant subject
• 3 years' experience at senior band 6 level (clinical and leadership).
• Advanced physical assessment course (Masters level)
• Recognised mentorship/ teaching course.
• Relevant post qualification clinical course (intensive care )
• Masters degree or on Masters pathway / willingness to undertake
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Provider
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS/pILS Instructor
• Evidence of involvement in research or QI activity

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership and management development
• Resuscitation Council (UK) EPALS or ALSG APLS Provider
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Instructor

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a critical care outreach team
• Experience of 'learning from events' understanding of risk management/ governance, investigating incidents and closing the loop.
• Understanding of risk management/ governance issues related to resuscitation/ deteriorating patients' practices
• Experience of teaching MDT and responding to learners' individual needs.
• Experience of working as a band 6 within a Critical Care level 3 service
• Experience in managing deteriorating patients.
• Experience in managing cardiac arrests.
• Experience of leading teams
• Ability to effectively manage self

Desirable

• Experience of working within a resuscitation training service

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to competently manage a deteriorating patient/cardiac arrest clinical event.
• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Able to communicate effectively and sensitively: both verbally and in writing (including electronic).
• Able to articulate appropriate and relevant reasons for desire to work in this clinical area.
• Able to communicate with all levels of Trust staff
• Able to work effectively and collaboratively in a team
• Skills used to debrief team after resuscitation attempts
• Lives the Trust's values

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
• Reflective in Practice
• Proven experience of and demonstrates evidence of ability to effectively lead
• Demonstrates up to date knowledge, self-development and expertise in the specialty.
• Cost effective with resources
• To have an understanding of audit and risk assessments and contribute to the development of strategies
• Efficiently manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Experience of auditing
• Can translate national / local polices relating to health care delivery in to resuscitation practice

Desirable

• Evidence of guideline / policy development

Service Improvement

Essential

• Demonstrates awareness of quality improvement, research and evidence - based practice
• Participates in quality improvement, research and audit projects, taking responsibility for completion of particular process or outcome measurements
• Able to work across organisational and professional boundaries
• Able to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
• Understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
• Innovative approach to service delivery
• Experience in contributing to developing service strategies

Specific Requirements

Essential

• Flexible approach to work patterns
• Physically able to attend cardiac arrest calls and assist as a member of the team
• Able to facilitate the safe moving of equipment for training such as manikins
• Good dexterity to carry out emergency procedures e.g. defibrillation, cannulation within their own scope of practice
• Ability to work with electronic health record systems

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University College London Hospitals

235 Euston Road

London

NW1 2BU

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