Critical Care

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 (ECAs) to deliver duty shifts under remote supervision of the Duty Consultant.

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 main purpose of the role is to undertake inter-facility transfers of adults in need, or of likely need of critical care. 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.

Transfer Doctors will act as a point of advice and information to organisations and clinicians seeking to undertake an interfacility transfer, working in partnership with the remote duty consultant to triage patients against the regionally agreed scope.

Main duties of the job

Collaborative working with Transfer Doctors and Transfer Practitioners to deliverhigh-quality care.

Work in close collaboration with the Single Point of Contact (SPOC), duty consultant and consultants at the transferring and receiving hospitals to coordinate a safe and successful patient transfer.

Active contribution to the administration, development, and operational deliveryof the ARCC (TVW) service.

Participation in clinical governance activities including audit, research, service evaluation, and continuous quality improvement.

Delivery of training for Transfer Practitioners, and new Duty Consultants.

Contribution to the ARCC (TVW) outreach programme, acting as a named point of contact and liaison for a designated hospital.

Working for our organisation

Why colleagues think we are

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Entry on to General Medical Council (UK) Register.
• ST6 or equivalent or above in Anaesthesia and completion of Higher ICM Training or current Stage 2 ICM and completion FICM.
• Successful completion of relevant life support/ resuscitation/ trauma courses previously

Desirable criteria

• Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine or other relevant diploma or membership
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
• FICE accredited

Skills, knowledge, ability

Essential criteria

• Competent in the assessment, resuscitation and stabilisation of critically unwell patients including emergency anaesthesia, ventilation, and invasive monitoring.
• Sound judgement and decision-making
• Good understanding of the principles of clinical governance
• Ability to communicate effectively through good verbal and written skills
• Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
• Speak fluent English to at least I.E.L.T.S level 7.5
• Ability to cope with stressful situations and take responsibility
• Ability to work effectively and productively in a team
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the hospital environment
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team in the hospital environment

Desirable criteria

• Ability to manage complex work and prioritise effectively
• Competent in the assessment, resuscitation and stabilisation of critically unwell paediatric patients
• Knowledge and skills in Human Factors and Crisis Resource Management
• Leadership and Management Training

Aptitude and personal characteristics

Essential criteria

• Respecting everyone
• Embracing change
• Recognising success
• Working together

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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