Sustainable Careers for Advanced Critical Care Practitioners (ACCPs)
Career pathway
The following represents broad guidance and there must be allowance for the fact that ACCPs may take on other professional roles not listed in the table below. Appropriate recognition of these roles must occur to facilitate ACCPs to move between the career structure in keeping with the agenda for change and advanced practice criteria. Detailed examples of job descriptions can be found here, which have been mapped to the Agenda for Change.
Title |
Band |
Requirements |
Trainee ACCP |
7 |
|
ACCP |
8a |
|
Senior ACCP |
Either 8a or 8b Banding to be decided locally |
Both of: 1) Senior clinical work:
2) Undertakes extended skills following core training, such as:
|
Lead ACCP |
8b |
All three of: 1) Senior clinical work:
2) Undertakes extended skills following core training, such as:
3) Undertakes managerial tasks such as:
|
Consultant ACCP |
8c |
A highly experienced ACCP who is working in a very senior capacity within the critical care unit. In addition to above:
There should be an attempt to reduce night-time frequency where the workings of the unit allow this. |