Advanced Critical Care Practitioner

We are excited to be able to offer the opportunity to join the existing friendly and supportive Advanced Critical Care Practitioner team at Colchester Hospital as part of the growing ESNEFT ACCP workforce.Please find attached our document with further details of the role in the words of one of our current ACCPs.

The ACCP role is a vital component in the development of a flexible and sustainable workforce for Critical Care within the NHS. Colchester Critical Care Unit is a busy and progressive unit where the emphasis is on delivering exceptional health care through research and evidenced based practice, commitment and multidisciplinary involvement.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with UK NMC or HCPC Registration who is eligible to undertake the Non Medical Prescribing Qualification under current statutory requirements as stipulated for Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine membership. You must have proven recent experience with critically ill patients and hold a minimum of a 2.2 classification at BSc (level 6).

As a band 7 trainee (tACCP) upon successful completion of both the academic programme and FICM competencies with subsequent FICM membership you will progress to band 8a (ACCP) autonomous practitioner working alongside medical colleagues on Tier 1 of the medical rota to deliver the highest quality care to our patients. Job descriptions for both bandings are attached.

As an ACCP you will need to demonstrate excellent clinical leadership, problem solving, communication and collaborative working skills.

You will be supported to undertake your ACCP training to Masters Level (Level 7), whilst developing the advanced clinical skills and behaviours in the clinical environment required to develop into an ACCP over a period of 3 years. During training you will be closely supervised and supported by Consultants in Intensive Care Medicine and other senior clinical practitioners to enable you to undertake the extensive training according to the FICM Curriculum for ACCPs leading to FICM membership. As a tACCP you will already be an experienced clinician ideally with extensive Critical Care knowledge, and a high level of clinical skill. You will be a motivated team player who possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills. You should possess a strong desire to develop yourself to deliver outstanding care within the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, helping to develop the advanced practice strategy within the Trust.

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP) are clinical professionals who have advanced experience, skills and theoretical knowledge. They are integral members of the critical care team who are able to diagnose and treat health care needs or refer to an appropriate specialist if needed. They are empowered to make high-level clinical decisions and to work autonomously in recognised situations. They will diagnose and treat patients within the Critical Care Units under the supervision of Consultant Intensivists.

For full details of the responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description.