Detailed job description and main responsibilities Undertake comprehensive clinical assessment of a patients condition Request and perform diagnostic tests Initiate and manage a clinical treatment plan Provide accurate and effective clinical handovers Undertake invasive interventions within the scope of practice Provide professional leadership and support within a multi-professional team Work autonomously in recognised situations Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge across a range of subject areas relevant to the field of critical care Critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise different sources of information for the purpose of assessing and managing the care of a critically ill patient Apply the principles of diagnosis and clinical reasoning that underlie clinical judgement and decision making Apply theory to practice through a clinical decision-making model Apply the principles of therapeutics and safe prescribing Understand the professional accountability and legal frameworks for advanced practice Function at an advanced level of practice as part of the multidisciplinary team as determined by the competency framework Apply the principles of evidence-based practice to the management of the critically ill patient Understand and perform clinical audit ACCPs must complete a programme leading to an appropriate Postgraduate Diploma/Masters degree with a Higher Education Institution. Teaching within hospitals is overseen by a Local Clinical Lead (LCL) who holds an honorary appointment with the HEI and is responsible to the HEI for the delivery of the clinical components of training. The Department of Health National Education and Competence Framework for ACCPs can be found in the related downloads section below.