Job summary
Applications are invited for the position of a qualified Advanced Critical Care Practitioner at East Lancashire Teaching Hospital. ELHT is a busy teaching hospital with around 700 beds across all sites. Services are provided from two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital. Acute services are based at the Blackburn site and include the emergency department, the 28 bedded Critical Care Unit and the acute surgical and medical units. The ED is a trauma unit in the Lancashire Trauma network with Preston as the Trauma Centre.
Main duties of the job
We have a busy 28 bed critical care unit that cares for 1600 patients per year. We admit medical and surgical emergency patients and postoperative elective patients requiring a higher level of care. This provides an excellent opportunity to be part of our varied MDT, caring for critically ill patients.
You would be part of the Critical Care rota and you will be expected to work within our 24 hour, seven day service. Your clinical commitment will be to Critical Care and the remaining time can be focused on your personal progression, quality improvement, education and research opportunities.
About us
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. The successful applicant will join a flexible, supportive team who work well together. We have a high commitment to teaching and training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience and competencies are detailed in the person specification. Applicants must also possess the following skills:
- Be a qualified ACCP - trained to MSc level
- Have a NMP qualification
- It would be desirable to have FICM accreditation, but not essential.
- Possess energy, drive and resilience to further develop their skills and knowledge.
- Has an understanding of team dynamics and builds effective working relationships
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience and competencies are detailed in the person specification. Applicants must also possess the following skills:
- Be a qualified ACCP - trained to MSc level
- Have a NMP qualification
- It would be desirable to have FICM accreditation, but not essential.
- Possess energy, drive and resilience to further develop their skills and knowledge.
- Has an understanding of team dynamics and builds effective working relationships
Person Specification
Professional Body Registration
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC/HCPC Professional Body
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered Nurse/Allied Health Professional currently working at an Advanced Practitioner level
- Non Medical prescribing module
- MSc in Advanced Practice or equivalent
- Advanced Clinical Skills
- Recognised advanced specialist qualification in acute care
- NMC Approved mentor preparation course/or equivalent.
- ALS/Alert provider
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- Management qualification
- Experience in clinical supervision
- ALS Instructor
- FICM Accreditation
- Transfer Training
Experience
Essential
- 5 years post-registration experience (or equivalent)
- 3 years (or equivalent) at senior level
- Critical Care experience
- Evidence of effective leadership
- Evidence of managing teams
- Detailed knowledge of current best practice in relevant clinical area
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Post-registration experience in a relevant clinical setting.
- Experience in various acute areas.
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
- Implementation and sustainability of quality improvement projects
- FICM Affiliation
Attributes
Essential
- Possess energy, drive and resilience with a keen desire to develop the role further.
- Able to implement change and think creatively.
- Has a clear vision of the future development of nursing practice.
- Demonstrate flexibility within the role.
- Excellent team working skills.
- Have an understanding of team dynamics and an ability to influence the building of effective working relationships between staff
- Flexibility to move between all work environments and rotate around clinical areas.
- Ability to support, encourage and motivate others
Desirable
- Leadership skills/worked at a senior level within a clinical area.
- Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
- Innovative thinking
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Working knowledge of the current professional NHS issues contributing to Service Development
- Competent in organising own work load.
- Ability to work autonomously, plan, organise, prioritise and delegate appropriate interventions to support staff
- Commitment to training and development.
- Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Effective written and oral communication/listening skills.
- Ability to understand and analyse professional and ethical issues and apply them to service development.
- Computer literacy
Desirable
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional/ aggressive patients/carers.
- Presentation skills.
- Financial awareness
- Undertaken a management program
- Experience of developing courses and competencies
Audit and Research
Essential
- Willingness to undertake and get involved with audit processes
- Understanding of principles of quality improvement
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
- Evidence of quality improvement projects
Person Specification
Professional Body Registration
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC/HCPC Professional Body
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered Nurse/Allied Health Professional currently working at an Advanced Practitioner level
- Non Medical prescribing module
- MSc in Advanced Practice or equivalent
- Advanced Clinical Skills
- Recognised advanced specialist qualification in acute care
- NMC Approved mentor preparation course/or equivalent.
- ALS/Alert provider
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- Management qualification
- Experience in clinical supervision
- ALS Instructor
- FICM Accreditation
- Transfer Training
Experience
Essential
- 5 years post-registration experience (or equivalent)
- 3 years (or equivalent) at senior level
- Critical Care experience
- Evidence of effective leadership
- Evidence of managing teams
- Detailed knowledge of current best practice in relevant clinical area
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Post-registration experience in a relevant clinical setting.
- Experience in various acute areas.
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
- Implementation and sustainability of quality improvement projects
- FICM Affiliation
Attributes
Essential
- Possess energy, drive and resilience with a keen desire to develop the role further.
- Able to implement change and think creatively.
- Has a clear vision of the future development of nursing practice.
- Demonstrate flexibility within the role.
- Excellent team working skills.
- Have an understanding of team dynamics and an ability to influence the building of effective working relationships between staff
- Flexibility to move between all work environments and rotate around clinical areas.
- Ability to support, encourage and motivate others
Desirable
- Leadership skills/worked at a senior level within a clinical area.
- Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
- Innovative thinking
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Working knowledge of the current professional NHS issues contributing to Service Development
- Competent in organising own work load.
- Ability to work autonomously, plan, organise, prioritise and delegate appropriate interventions to support staff
- Commitment to training and development.
- Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Effective written and oral communication/listening skills.
- Ability to understand and analyse professional and ethical issues and apply them to service development.
- Computer literacy
Desirable
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional/ aggressive patients/carers.
- Presentation skills.
- Financial awareness
- Undertaken a management program
- Experience of developing courses and competencies
Audit and Research
Essential
- Willingness to undertake and get involved with audit processes
- Understanding of principles of quality improvement
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
- Evidence of quality improvement projects
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).
