Job summary
Trainee Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP)
Division: Planned Care
Care Group: Peri-operative & Critical Care
Band: 7
Salary: £40,057 - £45,839 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Friday 23rd September 2022
We are recruiting for a Trainee Advanced Critical Care Practitioner who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Our Critical Care Department is one of the busiest in the South East of England comprising a total of 24 beds: 9 level 3 ICU beds and 16 level 2 HDU beds, in which we care for 1800-2000 critically ill patients per annum. The dynamic nature of our work and the role of the ACCP makes it a very stimulating and exciting place to work. We have been involved with the ACCP role since 2016 and currently have 4 qualified ACCPs working as part of our critical care team. We now wish to expand our ACCP workforce further.
As a trainee ACCP you will benefit from excellent training and development opportunities, and superb support from within our department, which has been rated "outstanding" by the Care Quality Commission since 2020.
Applicants must have evidence of the development of advanced critical care and leadership skills. If you are looking for a challenge and eager to provide a high-quality service to patients, relatives and carers then this is the opportunity for you.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is pleased to announce that a new opportunity has arisen to become part of our Critical Care team as an Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP). This is a two year training post, which is fully accredited with the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Anglia Ruskin University.
Successful applicants will commence as trainee ACCPs at Band 7 and after successful completion of the training period culminating with an MSc in Advanced Critical Care Practitioner, you will transition into a full time ACCP within the Critical Care Department as a Band 8a.
Within this ever changing and evolving environment we are looking to recruit dynamic and enthusiastic staff members who will work well as part of the multi-disciplinary team while engaging with and driving forward this role within this clinical setting. Fundamental to this role is patient centered, clinically driven care, flexibility, valuing people, promotion of lifelong learning and team-working.
The academic aspect of the role will be undertaken in association with the Higher Educational Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, based at the Chelmsford campus. The clinical aspect of the role will be undertaken based within the critical care department at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.
Appointed ACCP trainees will have a nominated Intensive Care Unit Consultant Educational Supervisor and follow the FICM Advanced Critical Care Practitioner competency-based training program. The successful applicant will be able to further develop their career in this exciting new role and help shape the vision for Critical Care and the role of the ACCP within this environment.
Successful applicants will require as a minimum, a degree level qualification as they will be required to complete a Masters degree at the FICM recognised High Education Institution, Anglia Ruskin University, based at the Chelmsford campus and will receive funding and study time accordingly. Additionally, ACCP trainees must come from a base profession that supports Non-Medical Prescribing, as independent prescribing is fundamental to the ACCP role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is pleased to announce that a new opportunity has arisen to become part of our Critical Care team as an Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP). This is a two year training post, which is fully accredited with the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Anglia Ruskin University.
Successful applicants will commence as trainee ACCPs at Band 7 and after successful completion of the training period culminating with an MSc in Advanced Critical Care Practitioner, you will transition into a full time ACCP within the Critical Care Department as a Band 8a.
Within this ever changing and evolving environment we are looking to recruit dynamic and enthusiastic staff members who will work well as part of the multi-disciplinary team while engaging with and driving forward this role within this clinical setting. Fundamental to this role is patient centered, clinically driven care, flexibility, valuing people, promotion of lifelong learning and team-working.
The academic aspect of the role will be undertaken in association with the Higher Educational Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, based at the Chelmsford campus. The clinical aspect of the role will be undertaken based within the critical care department at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.
Appointed ACCP trainees will have a nominated Intensive Care Unit Consultant Educational Supervisor and follow the FICM Advanced Critical Care Practitioner competency-based training program. The successful applicant will be able to further develop their career in this exciting new role and help shape the vision for Critical Care and the role of the ACCP within this environment.
Successful applicants will require as a minimum, a degree level qualification as they will be required to complete a Masters degree at the FICM recognised High Education Institution, Anglia Ruskin University, based at the Chelmsford campus and will receive funding and study time accordingly. Additionally, ACCP trainees must come from a base profession that supports Non-Medical Prescribing, as independent prescribing is fundamental to the ACCP role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC/HCPC professional registration in a speciality that recognises and supports Independent Prescribing (i.e Nurse, Physiotherapist, Paramedic, Pharmacist, Dietician)
- Completed Level 6 (Degree) Qualification 2:2 or above
- Intensive Care course or similar post-registration professional study
Knowledge
Essential
- Enhanced clinical skills relevant to the area of Critical Care
Experience
Essential
- Clinical leadership experience
- Significant post registration Critical Care experience
- Experience of communication with multi-professional team across a large and complex organisation, or network of care
- Experience of applying research or audit to clinical practice
Skills
Essential
- Enhanced clinical skills relevant to the area of critical care
- Able to cope with frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances (and occasional exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances).
Values
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC/HCPC professional registration in a speciality that recognises and supports Independent Prescribing (i.e Nurse, Physiotherapist, Paramedic, Pharmacist, Dietician)
- Completed Level 6 (Degree) Qualification 2:2 or above
- Intensive Care course or similar post-registration professional study
Knowledge
Essential
- Enhanced clinical skills relevant to the area of Critical Care
Experience
Essential
- Clinical leadership experience
- Significant post registration Critical Care experience
- Experience of communication with multi-professional team across a large and complex organisation, or network of care
- Experience of applying research or audit to clinical practice
Skills
Essential
- Enhanced clinical skills relevant to the area of critical care
- Able to cope with frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances (and occasional exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances).
Values
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
