This is one of the videos in my nursing specialty series to highlight different interesting areas of nursing and how nurses are shaping healthcare and making positive impact in the lives of their patients. On this episode, my colleague Ben, a critical care outreach team nurse, talks about his path through nursing school and everything you need to know about and what you need to know about being a critical care outreach team nurse.

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TIMESPAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:30 WHO IS MY GUEST?
01:10 WORK EXPERIENCE
01:45 DID YOUR ICU BACKGROUND INFLUENCE YOUR CHOICE OF CAREER PATH IN THE UK?
03:38 UK WORK EXPERIENCE SO FAR BEFORE BECOMING AN OUTREACH NURSE
04:20 HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THIS CAREER PATH?
08:48 Q4
10:30 Q5
12:30 REQUIREMENT FOR APPLYING
13:50 Q7
18:17 JUICY QUESTION: NIGERIA VS UK UNIQUENESS (Q8)
22:17 CCOT VS RESUS TEAM (Q9)
24:20 DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES
27:27 MOST INTERESTING PART OF THIS JOB
31:20 CHALLENGES FACED WITH THE JOB
35:38 MORE ON TRAINING REQUIRED (ACP PATHWAYS)
38:00 WHO THIS CAREER PATH IS NOT FOR
43:20 CAREER PROGRESSION IN THIS ROLE
46:38 FINAL ADVICE
49:05 VISA REQUIREMENT FOR THE ACP TRAINEE ROUTE


You may also be interested in seeing my interview with a full-time Research Nurse in the UK here:    • THE BEST NON-CLINICAL NURSING ROLE IN...