Job summary
- Main area
- Transfer Team Critial care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Part time hours)
- Hours
- Part time - 12 hours per week (Min 1 session per week - hours to be discussed on a person to person basis.)
- Job ref
- 384-AR-EMF18111-A
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Crawley, West Sussex or Maidstone, Kent.
- Town
- Crawley, West Sussex or Maidstone, Kent.
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum pro rata including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Transfer Practitioner (ACCTT)
Band 6
Job overview
Exciting opportunities are now available to join the new Adult Critical Care Transfer team (ACCTS) in Kent, Surrey & Sussex (KSS). This new service, known as the ARCC KSS, will strive to provide a high standard of critical care medicine to adult patients requiring inter-hospital transfers across the region and into London for reasons such as escalation of care, repatriation, capacity and continuation of care. We are now recruiting highly skilled and compassionate Transfer Practitioners (TPs) to join our team. We would like to hear from you if you are passionate about critical care and ensuring the safe and effective transfer of critically unwell adults.
Main duties of the job
TPs may come from a critical care nursing, ODP, ACCP or paramedic background, please see the job description for further details. As part of the clinical team you will be expected to complete the transfer of critically unwell adult patients with a Critical Care consultant. Each member of the team will be expected to contribute to the safe and effective running of the service, have excellent communication skills and contribute actively to the governance of the service. The Critical Care Transfer Practitioner role is a challenging and rewarding career choice. Each transfer is unique with critically ill patients presenting with a large range of conditions and needs with new challenges on every transfer. TPs at ARCC KSS can be supported to work towards local and national qualifications supporting their career development.
Transfer Practitioners can choose to be based at either or both of our hubs in Crawley, West Sussex or Maidstone, Kent. The shifts are 12-hour day shifts from 0900-2100.
This role is offered on a part time basis for a fixed term of one year or as a Bank posistion. Please state your preferance on your application. The part time nature of the role will ensure continued working in your usual clinical setting. Hours can be discussed on a person to person basis.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the full job description & person specification.
- Working closely with the ARC KSS Critical Care Transfer Consultant in planning and executing the safe and efficient inter-hospital transfer of critically ill adults.
- Co-ordinated activity in line with current ICM standards, Transfer Practitioner standards and RSFT clinical and operational operating procedures.
- Input of transfer and patient data to a clinical database.
- Post transfer evaluation reporting and feedback to referring hospital.
- Critical Incident (DATIX) reporting.
- General care and cleaning of medical equipment, monitoring and personal protective equipment used in clinical operations.
- Daily, weekly and monthly checks of equipment, drugs and monitoring in accordance with agreed team checklists and standard operating procedures.
- Maintenance of accurate stock record in terms of consumables and drugs. Stock ordering.
- Controlled drug documentation in line with Service controlled drugs procedures.
- Familiarisation and understanding of clinical and operational briefs as they are produced
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse, ACCP, ODP or paramedic registered with NMC or HCPC.
- Post-registration critical care course or equivalent.
- Excellent knowledge and clinical skills in assessing and managing critically ill or deteriorating patients.
- Successful completion of IV medication administration and IV pump training.
- Successful completion of blood transfusion competencies.
- Successfully completed a Retrieval/Transfer Course (e.g. STricT) or willingness to complete upon appointment.
- Current adult resuscitation certificate (ILS or equivalent)
- Ability to interpret, analyse and act on information from multiple sources.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of degree level qualification
- Higher qualification in retrieval/transfer medicine (e.g. Diploma Immediate Medical Care, Diploma Retrieval and Transfer Medicine
- Current advanced adult resuscitation certification (ALS or equivalent).
- Completion of an advanced physical assessment course.
- Evidence of relevant teaching/instructing in critical care or transfer.
- Local knowledge of the operational area and structure of the health care provision within the usual operational area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate expert critical care/acute care clinical skills.
- Significant relevant post registration experience in managing critically ill or deteriorating patients
- Evidence of managing critically ill or deteriorating patients within the last 18 months
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles.
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of teaching/instructing in resuscitation or relevant subject.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rita Mody
- Job title
- Lead Nurse ARCC KSS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please review the full job description & person specification.
- Working closely with the ARC KSS Critical Care Transfer Consultant in planning and executing the safe and efficient inter-hospital transfer of critically ill adults.
- Co-ordinated activity in line with current ICM standards, Transfer Practitioner standards and RSFT clinical and operational operating procedures.
- Input of transfer and patient data to a clinical database.
- Post transfer evaluation reporting and feedback to referring hospital.
- Critical Incident (DATIX) reporting.
- General care and cleaning of medical equipment, monitoring and personal protective equipment used in clinical operations.
- Daily, weekly and monthly checks of equipment, drugs and monitoring in accordance with agreed team checklists and standard operating procedures.
- Maintenance of accurate stock record in terms of consumables and drugs. Stock ordering.
- Controlled drug documentation in line with Service controlled drugs procedures.
- Familiarisation and understanding of clinical and operational briefs as they are produced
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