Trainee Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP)

Job overview

You are warmly invited to apply for one of our Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP) training posts which are due to commence in September 2024.  Fully qualified ACCPs may also apply and are welcome to contact us for more information.

ACCPs are highly trained members of the critical care team, empowered to assess and treat critical care patients under the supervision of critical care consultants.  The successful candidates will join a supportive team of doctors and nurses and once trained, will contribute to a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week service, caring for patients in a busy and forward-thinking critical care unit.

The two-year training programme will be jointly delivered through University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) and the University of Plymouth. The clinical component will be delivered at UHCW with the rest delivered by distance learning.  Attendance in Plymouth is limited to induction and assessments twice per year (February and June).

Applicants who are successful in UHCW recruitment process will provisionally be offered posts.  The University of Plymouth have an additional application process and will conduct their own interviews.  Candidates who are also successful in both interviews will receive a full job offer.

Applicants will progress from a band 6 post, up to band 7 and then to band 8a on completion of the training program.

Please be advised there is a proposed interview date of 4th June 2024.

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1. Contribute to a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week critical care service.

2. Support consultants with day to day clinical activity across the critical care units.

3. Support junior medical staff, sharing clinical workload and allowing junior doctors to achieve training and development requirements.

4. Undertake comprehensive clinical assessment of a patient’s condition

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.