Job summary
- Main area
- Sepsis/Critical Care Outreach Team
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 225-DIV1-7243801
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Sepsis Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated, dedicated nurse with in-depth sepsis knowledge who is committed to delivering high standards of safe and dignified care.
The successful candidate will work within the sepsis team who are finalists in the HSJ patient safety awards. They will have a high level of knowledge and act as a specialist resource in the management of sepsis and the deteriorating patient. They will be able to work independently, develop a good rapport with key leaders, clinicians, and have some influencing skills to improve patient outcomes and experiences.
As part of a specialist nursing team, you will be required to work flexibly as the team becomes a seven day service.
The post holder will be responsible for maintaining, improving, and developing high standards of care, through education, and training, to improve patient’s outcomes.
As a band 6 sepsis practitioner you will have a strong work ethic, an ability to work with members of the multi-disciplinary team and have the confidence to present and deliver educational materials across the Trust to drive the quality agenda.
Excellent communication and IT skills are essential to facilitate the effective multi-disciplinary approach in the early recognition, escalation and management of sepsis Trust wide through digital tools as the team supports the transition from paper to digital in line with sepsis guidelines and the NHS 10 year plan.
Main duties of the job
To work autonomously to ensure safe and effective clinical practice.
Provide specialist support, advice and education to the multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal management of the septic patient.
To work independently, develop good rapport with key leaders and clinicians and have some influencing skills to improve patient outcomes and experiences.
To drive early recognition and management of the septic patient at ward level.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be responsible and professionally accountable for the assessment of care needs; the development of personalised plans of care, implementation and evaluation of care without supervision.
Ensure the service promotes the early recognition, treatment and management of patients, who maybe deteriorating , or who may have sepsis.
To act in a manner to give assurance that red flag sepsis alerts are responded to appropriately .
Participate in developing and delivering ward based training Trust wide in the early recognition, the management of sepsis and the deteriorating patient.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Sepsis knowledge and acute clinical experience in managing the unwell patients
Desirable criteria
- Emergency portal experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN post qualification
- Mentorship/SLAiP/supervisor and assessor training or teaching experience
- Professional updating within last 12 months
Desirable criteria
- Health Assessment Qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Sewell
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795020364
- Additional information
Matron Samantha Sewell
01902 694639
07795020364
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Building 12
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton Road
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
- Telephone
- 01902 481900
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