Peninsula Transfer Practitioner, Retrieve Adult Critical Care Transfer

Job Description

Peninsula Transfer Practitioner, Retrieve Adult Critical Care Transfer Band 6 Main area: Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Grade: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 33.75 hours per week (Flexible shifts including nights, evenings, and weekend work) Job ref: 387-S6395-GB Site: Retrieve Peninsula Base Town: Launceston Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata (dependent on experience) Salary period: Yearly Closing date: 27/02/2025 23:59 As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced member of critical care staff to take up a role as Transfer Practitioner, working for Retrieve (Peninsula Base). Retrieve is the South West’s dedicated Adult Critical Care Transfer Service, commissioned by NHS England South West Specialised Commissioning, hosted by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and supported by the South West Critical Care Network (SWCCN). We are looking for a registered critical care practitioner who can deliver high-quality transfer care to critically unwell patients across the South West. Retrieve provides a single point of contact for all adult critical care transfer referrals 24 hours a day via a dedicated 0300 number. All calls are managed by a Duty Consultant who triages, coordinates, and can provide remote decision-support if required. Retrieve operates a dedicated 24-hour transfer team from each of its operational bases – one in Launceston, Cornwall, covering the Peninsula sub-region (Devon and Cornwall) and one in Bristol covering the Severn sub-region (Gloucestershire to Somerset). The post is offered for 0.6 FTE (22.5 hrs) - 0.9 FTE (33.75 hrs). Main duties of the job As a Band 6 Transfer Practitioner, following completion of the appropriate additional training, you will assume responsibility for the specialised care required to transfer critically ill adults. There is an expectation that you continue to develop your clinical and management skills by demonstrating an ability to work remotely in the referring centres, in partnership with the local teams. On occasion, the role involves working independently, providing Practitioner-delivered transfers of Level 2 (high dependency) and Level 1 (ward level) patients. This is supported remotely by the Retrieve Duty Consultant and will typically involve collaborative working with a doctor from the referring hospital. You will be expected to support and mentor new members of the multi-professional team, demonstrating an active role in the ongoing education programmes. In partnership with the SWCCN, the post holder will support the relationship between the Service and referring centers. Supported by the Lead Nurses and Senior Transfer Practitioner, successful applicants will be involved with service projects, audit and research, delivery, and completion of education and outreach. There will be a requirement to work shifts including nights, evenings, and weekends, with the occasional potential to overrun. There will be a requirement to work with highly infectious patients and therefore a necessity to comply with infection prevention and control guidance. Working for our organisation University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston, and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Retrieve began in November 2020, one of the first dedicated Adult Critical Care Transfer Services in the country. This truly ground-breaking service has been responsible for creating a blueprint for the national specification. Retrieve's achievements have also been recognised by being awarded the BMJ 2021 Critical Care Team of the Year award. More recently winning the Intensive Care Society Impact award 2022. This role will provide an opportunity to join a dynamic team of transfer practitioners and consultants across the southwest. Joining the service will allow you to further extend your critical care skills and become an expert in the transfer of critically ill patients. The Transfer Practitioner role requires the skills of experienced ITU staff to care for these vulnerable patients. Person specification Supportive Respectful Flexibility in working practices Committed to further professional development Knowledge and Experience Recent operational experience in the speciality of Intensive Care Recent relevant experience with intra-hospital transfer Understanding of professional and current issues in critical care transfers Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality Evidence of presentations at local and regional level Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups Skills and Abilities Excellent critical care clinical skills Ability to work with advanced technologies Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries Effective managerial, leadership, and organisational skills Previous experience of change management and problem-solving Excellent communication and leadership skills Ability to work in a highly demanding environment An understanding of audit and research methodologies Ability to demonstrate effective use of resources Flexibility in working practices (unsocial hours/internal rotation) Self-motivated and able to motivate others Delivery of evidence-based practice Competent in the use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Good knowledge of clinical information systems Competent to utilise medical databases and search engines to access current evidence and literature Competent in the use of databases and spreadsheets Previous experience of research, audit, and benchmarking Further evidence of continued leadership/management development Qualifications and Training Relevant professional registrations with the NMC Educated to Degree level or working towards completion Speciality qualification in Adult Critical Care (Step 1-3 competencies or equivalent) Assessing and mentoring qualification or willingness to undertake Advanced life support (ALS) or willingness to undertake Teaching qualification Public Sector Language Competency Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together. #J-18808-Ljbffr