Advanced Critical Care Practitioner

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Are you a qualified ACCP or soon to be qualified ACCP? You need to be registered with the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) and have a passion for Critical Care.

As an ACCP, you will work on the resident medical rota 24/7 in the adult ICUs at UHBW in both general ICU and Cardiac ICU at the Bristol site and in ICU at our Weston site.

There is no better time to join the Critical Care ACCP Team at UHBW. The expansion of Critical Care services has now been completed, and we now run 60 critical care beds in the three ICUs. We also have established the new Bristol ECMO service on the Bristol site. We see ACCPs as integral to the development of our MDT and as such provide a friendly supportive environment. With a dedicated Consultant supervisor and Lead ACCP support, you will be encouraged to develop and support quality improvement in Critical Care services at UHBW.

Trainee ACCPs due to qualify post PgDip in the next 5 months would also be considered for this post. All candidates must have trained in a FICM recognised HEI.

Main duties of the job

The Critical Care Team at UHBW cares for patients from a diverse selection of specialities across the South West region, being a tertiary referral centre for Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Thoracic, ENT, GI Surgery, Oncology, and now ECMO.

The ACCP team is expanding with 7 qualified ACCPs and 5 trainees. We are part of a friendly MDT team here at UHBW who are very welcoming of new staff.

Adult services at UHBW on the Bristol site include the BRI, BHI, the Oncology Centre, St Michael's Maternity Hospital, and Bristol Eye Hospital. Located within Bristol city centre, the hospitals are at the heart of this dynamic, vibrant, and cosmopolitan city.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall, and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston, and beyond. As a forward-thinking, multi-award-winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification Knowledge and Experience

• Recent knowledge of acute and critical care practice
• Demonstrate leadership skills in contexts that are unfamiliar, complex, and unpredictable
• Demonstrate sound clinical reasoning for a range of acute and critical care conditions
• Evidence of enhanced clinical skills and the ability to practice with a confident and competent approach
• Demonstrate an ability to manage a range of competing demands in challenging situations, remaining calm and professional
• Excellent written, verbal, and electronic communication skills
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of teaching and evidence of effective skills
• Experience of audit and clinical governance

Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of competency and confidence in undertaking advanced/enhanced acute/high dependency/critical care clinical skills
• Ability to work autonomously & manage a defined workload. Self-management and motivation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Skills in the management of patients with laryngectomy, tracheostomy, and non-invasive ventilation, e.g. CPAP and BiPAP
• Demonstrate the ability to work across a broad range of clinical environments
• Ability to demonstrate skills in negotiation and conflict management
• Ability to role model clinical expertise
• Teaching, facilitation, and assessment
• ALS provider
• Ability to order diagnostic tests contributing to the development of a differential diagnosis
• Ability to lead on research/audit/project/change management initiatives
• IT skills including use of Microsoft Office, including Word and Outlook
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to our Trust values
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Remains calm in stressful situations
• Kind, compassionate, and approachable
• Positive change agent
• Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard

Qualifications and Training

• BSc in nursing or health-related subject
• Completed Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Critical Care Practice
• Registered with Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Recognised teaching and assessing, mentorship certificate/or evidence of a teaching portfolio
• MSc Advanced Critical Care Practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.