Trainee Advanced Critical Care Practitioner

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 205-8008149
Job locations: University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, Royal Stoke Site, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom

Job summary
Band 6/7 dependent on qualifications

We are seeking a highly motivated nurse or allied health professional to join our Advanced Critical Care Practitioner Team as a trainee ACCP at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

Advanced Critical Care Practitioners (ACCPs) are highly experienced and educated members of the critical care team. After undertaking extensive training and development, they are empowered to make high-level clinical decisions in the diagnosis and treatment of complex critically ill patients.

Main duties of the job
The ACCP team at University Hospitals of North Midlands is well-established and respected, consisting of 12 qualified practitioners. They work as part of the medical team under the supervision of Critical Care Consultants. Duties include: undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments, requesting and interpreting diagnostic tests and initiating and managing clinical treatment plans including the prescription of medication. ACCPs are also trained to perform advanced procedures such as central venous catheter insertion, bronchoscopy, arterial line insertion and advanced ultrasound skills.

About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities
All our qualified ACCPs have a job plan that reflect the 4 pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice which reflects their own areas of interest and use of their specialist knowledge, skills and experience to contribute to the critical care unit innovation and development.

The training programme, as directed by the Faculty of Intensive Care medicine and NHSE, requires the trainee to complete a Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice, to include the Advanced Critical Care Practitioner Curriculum, Training for Advanced Critical Care Practitioners produced by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (2023). You will be assigned an ICU Consultant Educational Supervisor and a qualified ACCP mentor throughout your training.

Applicants for this position should be a registered nurse or allied health professional, whose registration denotes can undertake the Independent Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification. Applicants should have substantial experience within Critical Care, to include 3 years in a senior position of band 6 or above. You will have a degree or be able to demonstrate academic ability at degree level.

A high level of commitment and dedication is required to successfully complete the ACCP training, both academically and clinically. We are, therefore, looking for people who can demonstrate their commitment to the specialty through a detailed record of continuous professional development and evidence of involvement in projects or activities that have added benefit to themselves or their unit.

ACCPs provide valuable clinical leadership. As such, we seek someone who has experience of working in a leadership role and has strengthened their leadership skills through formal training or experiential learning. This should include formal mentoring skills and evidence of teaching/supervising in clinical practice.

Trainee ACCPs are paid at band 6 or 7 dependent on prior qualifications. On successful completion of all requirements of NHSE, FICM and UHNM, pay will be uplifted to band 8a.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• NMC/HCPC Registered
• Degree level study
• Post graduate Critical Care Course
• Professional training delivery qualification (assessor/educator)
• ALS/ILS

Desirable

• MSC level study
• Physical health assessment qualification
• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Knowledge, skills, training & experience
Essential

• 5 years post registration experience in Critical Care
• 3 years experience in Band 6 role or above
• Undertaken further professional experience within the last 2 years
• Evidence of leadership, management, research & development

Desirable

• Quality Improvement Experience

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address: University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, Royal Stoke Site, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact: Advanced Critical Care Practitioner, Charlotte Cox, charlotte.cox@uhnm.nhs.uk