Band 6 Adult Critical Care Transfer Practitioner

Job summary

We are currently seeking enthusiastic Band 6 Transfer Practitioners for the West Midlands Adult Critical Care Coordination & Transfer Service (ACCOTS) service which is hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham.

ACCOTS is a newly commissioned service for the Midlands region providing coordination, triage, decision-support and transfer of critically ill patients between hospitals for escalation to specialist care, repatriation and capacity reasons.

It is primarily focused on intra region transfers but must be capable of delivering inter regional transfers and have the ability to surge capacity when the Adult Critical Care (ACC) service is under pressure.

All posts are full time, permanent, requiring 37.5 hours per week, Monday -- Sunday, The service currently runs daytime shifts, 08:00 -- 20:00 and 10:00 -- 22:00. with a view to expand to a 24/7 service, night shifts will be required.

We are keen to hear from applicants with Critical Care and patient transfer experience who are already currently working within the acute setting in the NHS.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for development, gaining exposure to a wide range of educational, strategic and operational initiatives and challenges within the service.

For further information please contact:

Charlotte King -- General Manager -- Charlotte.king45@nhs.net

Kelly Naylor -- Lead practitioner -- Kelly.Naylor2@nhs.net

Please note this position will be based at the St Johns Ambulance Base in West Bromwich and not at a UHB site.

Main duties of the job

As Band 6 Transfer Practitioners, following completion of the appropriate additional training, you will assume responsibility for the delivery of Adult Critical Care Transfers to ensure the specialised care required to transfer critically ill adults is carried out to a high standard.

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 and in partnership with the local teams.

By working collaboratively with the multi-professional team, the post holder will act as a professional role model, setting standards of practice and promoting clinical effectiveness and actively participating in practice developments identified through the service governance processes.

You will be expected to support and mentor new members of the multi-professional team, demonstrating an active role in the on going education programmes.

In partnership with the Midlands Critical Care Network, the post holder will support the relationship between the Service and referring centres through taking on the role of link practitioner for several designated hospitals, assuming responsibility, with the Lead Practitioner for the delivery of outreach education and annual updates.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this exciting new role.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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