Job overview

The ARCC (TVW) Transfer Service is hosted by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, in partnership with South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. The transfer doctor role involves working alongside a dedicated team of Transfer Practitioners (Paramedics/Ambulance Nurses) and Emergency Care Assistants.

The primary role of the service is to triage, coordinate and provide clinical support for all referrals to ARCC TVW, supporting the referring and receiving hospitals and clinical team(s) to prioritise, maximise the utilisation of resources.

The service provides inter-facility transfers for adult patients who require, or are likely to require, critical care monitoring and/or interventions during transfer. Transfers are primarily within the Thames Valley and Wessex region but also include out-of-region transfers and mutual aid to other regions and transfer services, including for older paediatric patients.

The successful candidate will have the role for a year, in which the candidate will work clinically within the service for 7 clinical shifts (10.5 hours) per month plus one day per month for service development of the role.  This equates to 0.5 of a whole time equivalent.

The role will involve working closely with the ARCC TVW Leadership Team to design and deliver a standardised training programme that supports resident training. This may include but is not limited to the development of a Special Skills Year (SSY) or any other appropriate training programme.

Main duties of the job

ARCC (TVW) has been transitioning to a substantive service since its hosting through Buckinghamshire NHS Trust. We have now successfully established our permanent staff of clinicians and Transfer practitioners. This has given us the ability to now focus on establishing the training programme for residents.

The successful candidate will have the role for a year, in which the candidate will work clinically within the service for 7 clinical shifts (10.5 hours) per month plus one day per month for service development of the role.  This equates to 0.5 of a whole time equivalent.

The role will involve working closely with the ARCC TVW Leadership Team to design and deliver a standardised training programme that supports resident training. This may include but is not limited to the development of a Special Skills Year (SSY) or any other appropriate training programme.

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