Job Description

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.



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.



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.



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