Advanced Critical Care Practitioner

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for an experienced clinical practitioner specializing in Critical Care. The candidate will work as part of a consultant-led team, responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of critically ill patients within the NHS framework. Key responsibilities include advanced clinical care, patient education, and support for ward staff.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance services

Local financial advice

Qualifications

• MSc qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice required.
• Must be a First Level Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional.
• High level of clinical knowledge relating to Critical Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise and support to critically ill patients.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team for patient assessment and treatment.
• Develop skills for independent patient care management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Clinical judgement

Team building

Education

MSc qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice

First Level Registered Nurse / Allied Health Professional

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will principally work on Critical Care, but will also be expected to look after critically ill patients throughout the Trust. As part of the consultant led team they will assess, plan and implement care of critically ill patients from admission to discharge.

They will actively contribute to all aspects of the assessment, resuscitation, diagnosis, and treatment. The post holder will follow up patients after their discharge to general wards, providing teaching and support for ward staff. They will provide safe transfers of critically ill patients to other hospitals and for in-hospital investigation (for example CT scan).

They will hold highly developed practical skills, independently providing a range of vascular access as well as basic airway skills. The post-holder will be expected to work flexible hours to meet service demand. As the role develops this may include working alongside or independently from junior doctors on the medical resident on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a consultant led team and actively contribute to all aspects of the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of the critically ill patient by;Acting as patient's advocate at all times.Applying the skills of history taking and notes assimilation, collating medical information if necessary by contacting the patient's general practitioner or other hospitals.

Applying the skills of cardio-respiratory, abdominal, basic neurological and mental state examination.Applying the skill of settling a patient on to a ventilator and the use of recruitment manoeuvres to improve oxygenation.Requesting or performing diagnostic tests as indicated by patient needs, including ECG, chest X-rays and blood tests.Interpreting ECG, chest X-ray & blood results and acting accordingly.Making initial assessments of referrals of critically ill patients at the request of the ICU consultant.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

362-A-25-7180492

Job locations

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

Job description Job responsibilities

Work as an autonomous practitioner, liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team in order to provide clinical expertise, emotional and psychological support and education to patients and their carers.

Develop skills to independently assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivered to own caseload of patients following attainment of competency.

Develop the ability to make clinical judgements about patients, order investigations and adjust treatment plans accordingly in order to achieve treatment targets following attainment of competency.

Develop and maintain a knowledge base that reflects contemporary issues and therefore be able to autonomously select and apply the most appropriate treatment regime.

Promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of care, reviewing care delivery and the implementation of change.

Advanced clinical skills, e.g. the insertion of central and arterial lines, as well as applying current skills required for administering intravenous injections, setting up syringe pumps and other infusions and advanced patient monitoring.

Provide support to patients with other psychological and emotional challenges, referring them to the clinical psychotherapist as necessary.

Provide education programmes for patients and their carer's as appropriate to meet the needs of individuals.

Involve carers or relatives in the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of care of the individual patient, as appropriate.

See attached JD and Job Spec for more details.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Job description Job responsibilities

Work as an autonomous practitioner, liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team in order to provide clinical expertise, emotional and psychological support and education to patients and their carers.

Develop skills to independently assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivered to own caseload of patients following attainment of competency.

Develop the ability to make clinical judgements about patients, order investigations and adjust treatment plans accordingly in order to achieve treatment targets following attainment of competency.

Develop and maintain a knowledge base that reflects contemporary issues and therefore be able to autonomously select and apply the most appropriate treatment regime.

Promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of care, reviewing care delivery and the implementation of change.

Advanced clinical skills, e.g. the insertion of central and arterial lines, as well as applying current skills required for administering intravenous injections, setting up syringe pumps and other infusions and advanced patient monitoring.

Provide support to patients with other psychological and emotional challenges, referring them to the clinical psychotherapist as necessary.

Provide education programmes for patients and their carer's as appropriate to meet the needs of individuals.

Involve carers or relatives in the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of care of the individual patient, as appropriate.

See attached JD and Job Spec for more details.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential

• MSc qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice.
• First Level Registered Nurse / Allied Health Professional

Desirable

• Non-medical Prescribing qualification (or willing to work towards)

Knowledge Essential

• Demonstrate knowledge of Advanced Practice.
• High level of clinical knowledge relating to Critical care.

Desirable

• Demonstrate knowledge of change management

Skills and abilities Essential

• Highly developed analytical and judgemental skills.
• Motivation, team building

Desirable

• IT literate
• Excellent communication skills

work related circumstances Essential

• Occupational Health Clearance
• Flexibility

Desirable

• Physical effort e.g. lifting
• Handling unpleasant substances

Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential

• MSc qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice.
• First Level Registered Nurse / Allied Health Professional

Desirable

• Non-medical Prescribing qualification (or willing to work towards)

Knowledge Essential

• Demonstrate knowledge of Advanced Practice.
• High level of clinical knowledge relating to Critical care.

Desirable

• Demonstrate knowledge of change management

Skills and abilities Essential

• Highly developed analytical and judgemental skills.
• Motivation, team building

Desirable

• IT literate
• Excellent communication skills

work related circumstances Essential

• Occupational Health Clearance
• Flexibility

Desirable

• Physical effort e.g. lifting
• Handling unpleasant substances

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)