Job summary
- Main area
- Intensive Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6914
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Sister / Charge Nurse, PERRT
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
The PERRT Band 7 role is suitable for nurses with significant experience in intensive care and in critical care outreach, and who wish to develop further in the four pillars of advanced practice.
If you are driven by values that align with those of UCLH, and are motivated to improve outcomes for deteriorating patients, then this might well be the perfect job for you.
PERRT at UCLH is a 24/7 nursing service, that provides leadership and hands on clinical response to deteriorating patients and supports the staff caring for them.
This is not an easy role, and there are many challenges which will help you grow and develop personally and professionally.
All our staff are supported to undertake advanced life support courses (adult and paediatric), and a level 7 advanced physical assessment module within the first 6-12 months of starting in role.
PERRT staff are supported to undertake the MSc ACP at City, University of London. Non- medical prescribers are supported by our critical care PERRT medical consultant.
Our recruitment process is designed so that you have the opportunity to best demonstrate your skills and expertise.
If you do not have all the essential criteria for PERRT band 7, consider contacting us about options for a band 6 development role. (note that you must already have significant intensive care nursing experience as a minimum for the band 6 role).
Main duties of the job
A typical shift includes assessment of patients already under PERRT review, responding to 2222 calls across the site, delivery of resuscitation training, reflective learning from events, supporting junior PERRT colleagues, assessing and managing risks, liaising with numerous MDT colleagues, and enjoying the challenges and learning that are inherent in the role.
The PERRT role provides opportunity to develop in all 4 pillars of the advanced practice framework, and we work closely with our academic partners. We are fortunate to have a senior lecturer in advanced practice in an honorary nurse consultant position with PERRT. Our clinical academic partnership is further strengthened with our senior nurses are honorary lecturers at City, University of London.
In addition to the RCUK and ALSG life support courses we also deliver courses developed locally from the ground up, such as the MERRT course for our dental colleagues, and the enhanced care QiS (accredited at level 7) for our non-ICU nursing colleagues.
Working for our organisation
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:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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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.
Detailed job description and main 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 - 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 third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN, RN or equivalent professional qualification.
- Honours degree in relevant subject
- Advanced physical assessment course (Masters level)
- Recognised mentorship/ teaching course
- Relevant post qualification clinical course (intensive care)
- Evidence of leadership and management development
- Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Provider or equivalent
- Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS/pILS Instructor or equivalent
- Evidence of involvement in research or QI activity
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree or on Masters pathway or willingness to undertake
- Resuscitation Council (UK) EPALS or ALSG APLS Provider or equivalent
- Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Instructor or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a critical care outreach team
- Experience of ‘learning from events’ understanding of risk management/ governance, investigating incidents, PSIRF framework.
- Understanding of risk management/ governance issues related to resuscitation / deteriorating patients’ practices
- Experience of teaching MDT and responding to learners’ individual needs.
- Significant experience of working as a band 6 within a Critical Care level 3 service
- Experience in managing deteriorating patients
- Experience in managing cardiac arrests.
- Proven experience of and demonstrates evidence of ability to effectively lead
- Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a resuscitation training service
- Evidence of guideline / policy Development
- Participation in quality improvement, research and audit projects, taking responsibility for completion of particular process or outcome measurements
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- 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 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
- Presentation skills - ability to effectively present to small and large groups both in formal and informal settings
- Skills used to debrief team after Resuscitation attempts
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving
Communication
Essential criteria
- Able to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
- Communicates with patients and carers in an empathetic manner
- Able to communicate effectively and sensitively: both verbally and in writing
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge, self-development and expertise in the specialty
- Reflective in Practice
- Cost effective with resources
- Efficiently manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Has an understanding of audit and risk assessments and contribute to the development of strategies
- Can translate national / local polices relating to health care delivery in to resuscitation practice
- Demonstrates awareness of quality improvement, research and evidence - based practice
- Willing to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
- Ability to effectively manage self
- Awareness of quality improvement, research and evidence - based practice
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of guideline / policy Development
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality )
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- 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, arterial blood gas ‘stab’
- Ability to work with electronic health record systems
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
- Jillian Hartin
- Job title
- Lead nurse PERRT
- Email address
- [email protected]
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