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Trainee Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP)
| Posting date: | 09 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392.00 to £57,349.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392.00 - £57349.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9218-24-0722 |
Summary
The Trust employs 6,500 staff and has 1250 inpatient beds across its two sites, University Hospital in Coventry and the Hospital of St. Cross in Rugby. University Hospital is a large teaching hospital and major trauma centre, offering tertiary surgical services to cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, renal transplant services among others. The Trust provides both elective and emergency care to a population of over 1,000,000 patients. Critical Care services are based at University Hospital. We have a general critical care unit with twenty-eight funded beds and manages over 1600 admissions per year from medical and surgical specialties. There is a separate Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit with fourteen funded beds. Main Responsibilities: 1. Undertake comprehensive clinical assessment of a patients condition 2. Request, interpret and respond to laboratory and radiological diagnostic tests as required 3. Undertake advanced airway skills within the scope of practice 4. Initiation and subsequent management of mechanical ventilation, including monitoring blood gases and altering ventilation settings to ensure optimal ventilation 5. Provide accurate and effective clinical handovers 6. Undertake and assist with invasive interventions, such as arterial cannulation and central venous access within the scope of practice 7. Provide professional leadership and support within a multi-professional team 8. Work autonomously in recognised situations 9. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge across a range of subject areas relevant to the field of critical care 10. Critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise different sources of information for the purpose of assessing and managing the care of a critically ill patient 11. Apply the principles of diagnosis and clinical reasoning that underlie clinical judgement and decision making 12. Apply theory to practice through a clinical decision-making model 13. Apply the principles of therapeutics and safe prescribing 14. Understand the professional accountability and legal frameworks for advanced practice 15. Function at an advanced level of practice as part of the multidisciplinary team as determined by the competency framework 16. Apply the principles of evidence-based practice to the management of the critically ill patient 17. Communicate condition-related information to patients and relatives whilst offering empathy and reassurance 18. Provide specialist advice to a range of health care professionals. 19. Assess and admit deteriorating patients from outside the critical care units. 20. Complete timely and accurate patient records including discharge paperwork. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.