CrossSite Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP) Professional Lead
Posted 10 days 22 hours ago by Guys & St Thomas Hospital
Main area: Critical Care ACCP
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 196-SMT1699
Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Thomas' Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £82,462 - £93,773 pa inc. H.C.A.
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/:59
Interview date: 17/04/2025
Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations.
Job overviewWith my team, I am developing my workforce to create an innovative and fit for the future team and I am delighted to be able to recruit a cross site professional lead for Advanced Critical Care Practitioners to join me and the existing Critical Care team.
The post provides an opportunity for an exceptional individual to work with the rest of the Senior Nursing and Medical Teams to develop new ACCPs, build on the established education program for these roles as well as working clinically and leading on Research. In this role there is capacity for this individual to be innovative in delivering substantial developments to the Critical Care workforce.
We are looking for a talented, passionate and experienced leader who can demonstrate strong clinical and strategic leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively across multi-professional boundaries as well as create an enviable culture of caring and compassion.
I would welcome an informal discussion with anyone interested in this opportunity.
Closing date: 31st March at midnight
For further details / informal visits contact:
Contact name: Heather Winteridge
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- To be an expert practitioner in all aspects, extending scope of practice and developing an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of such care.
- To work clinically as a senior ACCP.
- To be responsible for leading, coordinating and developing a high quality advanced critical care practice service across the Trust.
- To work in partnership with the other areas in the Trust in order to develop a strategic approach for the provision of services.
- In line with the Trust's commitment to Clinical Governance, will develop, lead and implement standards for clinical audit and evaluate clinical effectiveness.
- To work in collaboration with academic institutions to lead on education, research and practice.
- To lead on developments and innovations between the Trust and relevant external agencies, locally, nationally and internationally.
- To contribute to the Trust's nursing and allied health professional agenda.
- To promote Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Foundation Trust as national leaders in speciality.
- To promote the development of Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation Trust as an international centre of excellence.
- To have a leading role in the development of multi-professional research.
- To evolve the role of ACCP Professional Lead and ACCP Service, proposing and negotiating extension of practice as efficiency and effectiveness requires.
- Educated to PhD level or working towards.
- Leadership Qualification.
- Critical Care Qualification.
- Qualified and Registered ACCP with at least 3 years post qualification experience.
- Previous leadership experience in critical care.
- Previous success in leading and delivering change.
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Previous experience in project management.
- Previous staff management.
- Skills to assess, manage and monitor budgets and financial information.
- Evidence of strong leadership skills.
- Evidence of ability to lead and complete project.
- Evidence of advanced critical care skills.
- Experience of working in an ACCP role.
- Education Qualification.
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
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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.
Name: Heather Winteridge
Job title: Head of Nursing PACCS
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