Critical Care Outreach Nurse | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 February 2026 |
| Location: | Basildon, SS16 5NL |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7644389/390-TAC-BA-6218 |
Summary
Critical Care Outreach Nurse
We are looking for an experienced Critical Care Nurse to join our Outreach Team, providing expert care, advice, and support to patients at risk of deterioration or those who are critically ill — as well as their families and carers.
In this pivotal role, you will support patients until they are either transferred to the Critical Care Unit, their condition improves, or it is agreed that continuing this level of intervention is no longer in their best interests.
You will play a key role in developing and maintaining the highest standards within the Critical Care Outreach (CCOT) service, acting as a role model and supporting the education and development of more junior colleagues. With your experience and expertise, you will also serve as a specialist resource, offering up-to-date clinical knowledge and guidance to the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on patient safety and outcomes, while further advancing your skills in a highly supportive and forward-thinking environment.
If you are motivated, compassionate, and ready to take the next step in your critical care career — we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!
To act as a skilled member of the Critical Care Outreach team providing early intervention with appropriate assessment, observation and treatment of seriously ill patients in general ward areas i.e. level 1 and level 2 patients.
Act as a source of expert advice and support to those caring for the deteriorating patient / critically ill patients and their families on the wards.
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary critical care team providing as a point of contact for the critically ill patients. To make clinical judgements, work autonomously managing own workload, seeking advice and guidance from senior Critical Care nursing and medical staff as necessary.
Promote the nursing contribution to both the Directorate’s and Trust’s clinical governance plans.
Undertake projects, audit, and research to improve deteriorating patient/high dependency care skills trust wide.
Provide multi-disciplinary education in the deteriorating/high dependency care patient trust wide including the development of doctors in training and qualified nursing staff.
To undertake trust agreed advanced specialist clinical practice skills to meet patient needs.
Assist with the development of the Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT)
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.
We look forward to your application!
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
This advert closes on Saturday 17 Jan 2026