About our advanced critical care practitioners

Our advanced critical care practitioners are part of the medical team providing care to patients on the cardiac intensive care unit.

Each member of practitioner has undergone a comprehensive training programme under the direct supervision of a consultant cardiothoracic anaesthetist.

The programme is approved by the Department of Health and the Faculty of Intensive Medicine.

Advanced critical care practitioner duties include

• Examining, diagnosing and planning treatment for patients on the cardiac intensive care unit

• Ordering and interpreting investigations

• Performing procedures such as inserting invasive monitoring

• Independently prescribing medications and blood transfusions

• Initiating emergency treatment

• Following up patients after they have left the intensive care unit
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• Teaching and supervising junior members of staff