Advanced Critical Care Practitioner | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a qualified ACCP/ soon to be qualified ACCP you need to be registered with the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) with a passion for Critical Care?
As an ACCP you will work on the resident medical rota 24/7 in the adult ICU’s at UHBW in both general ICU and Cardiac ICU at the Bristol site and in ICU at our Weston site.
There is no better time to join the Critical Care ACCP Team at UHBW, expansion of Critical Care services has now been completed and we now run 60 critical care beds in the three ICU’s. We also have established the new Bristol ECMO service on the Bristol site.We see ACCP’s as integral to the development of our MDT and as such provide a friendly supportive environment with a dedicated Consultant supervisor and Lead ACCP support you will be encouraged to develop and support quality improvement in Critical Care services at UHBW.
Trainee ACCP’s due to qualify post PgDip in the next 5 months would also be considered for this post all candidates must have trained in a FICM recognised HEI.
The Critical Care Team at UHBW care for patients from a diverse selection of specialities across the South West region being a tertiary referral centre for Cardiac Surgery. Cardiology, Thoracic, ENT, GI Surgery, Oncology and now ECMO.
The ACCP team is expanding with 7 qualified ACCP’s and 5 trainees we are part of a friendly MDT team here at UHBW who are very welcoming of new staff.
Adult services at UHBW on the Bristol site include the BRI, BHI, the Oncology Centre, St Michael’s maternity Hospital and Bristol Eye Hospital. Located within t Bristol city centre the hospitals are at the heart of this dynamic, vibrant and cosmopolitan city.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Feb 2025