Severn Transfer Practitioner - Retrieve, Adult Critical Care Transfer
Band 6
Main area: Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Grade: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 30.37 hours per week (Flexible shifts including nights, evening and weekend work) Job ref: 387-S-6304-GB Site: Retrieve Severn Base Town: Bristol Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59 Interview date: 06/01/2025 An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced member of critical care staff to take up a role as a Transfer Practitioner, working for Retrieve (Severn 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 registered critical care practitioners who can deliver high-quality transfer care to critically unwell patients across the South West. 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 recognized by being awarded the BMJ 2021 Critical Care Team of the Year award and the Intensive Care Society Impact award 2022. 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. You will be expected to support and mentor new members of the multi-professional team, demonstrating an active role in the ongoing education programmes. 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. Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Relevant professional registrations with the NMC Educated to Degree level or working towards completion Speciality qualification in Adult Critical Care (or equivalent) Assessing and mentoring qualification or willingness to undertake Advanced life support (ALS) or willingness to undertake Teaching qualification Knowledge and Experience
Recent operational experience in specialty 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 / specialty 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 in a highly demanding environment Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills Excellent communication and leadership skills Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries Previous experience of change management and problem solving An understanding of audit and research methodologies Ability to demonstrate effective use of resources Ability to work with advanced technologies 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 Further evidence of continued leadership / management development Previous experience of research, audit and benchmarking We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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Band 6
Main area: Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Grade: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 30.37 hours per week (Flexible shifts including nights, evening and weekend work) Job ref: 387-S-6304-GB Site: Retrieve Severn Base Town: Bristol Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59 Interview date: 06/01/2025 An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced member of critical care staff to take up a role as a Transfer Practitioner, working for Retrieve (Severn 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 registered critical care practitioners who can deliver high-quality transfer care to critically unwell patients across the South West. 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 recognized by being awarded the BMJ 2021 Critical Care Team of the Year award and the Intensive Care Society Impact award 2022. 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. You will be expected to support and mentor new members of the multi-professional team, demonstrating an active role in the ongoing education programmes. 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. Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Relevant professional registrations with the NMC Educated to Degree level or working towards completion Speciality qualification in Adult Critical Care (or equivalent) Assessing and mentoring qualification or willingness to undertake Advanced life support (ALS) or willingness to undertake Teaching qualification Knowledge and Experience
Recent operational experience in specialty 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 / specialty 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 in a highly demanding environment Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills Excellent communication and leadership skills Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries Previous experience of change management and problem solving An understanding of audit and research methodologies Ability to demonstrate effective use of resources Ability to work with advanced technologies 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 Further evidence of continued leadership / management development Previous experience of research, audit and benchmarking We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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