Retrieve clinical director | university hospitals bristol and weston nhs foundation trust

Retrieve Clinical Director | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Launceston, Cornwall, Bristol, BS2 8HW

Contract Type: Contract

Disability Confident: Yes

Closing Date: 01/07/2026

About this job

Retrieve is the South West’s dedicated Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (ACCTS). 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.

The service is recruiting a new Clinical Director to lead Retrieve over the coming years and become a core member of the Leadership Team, working closely with the General Manager and reporting to the Division of Surgery Clinical Chair and Director.

This role has evolved significantly since the service’s inception and is now supported by a Leadership Team as well as a larger Senior Team.

We are looking for an experienced consultant in adult critical care retrieval to continue the successful leadership and development of the service.

The role is remunerated at 4 PA per week plus 1.95 PA clinical requirement.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for Retrieve including the direct line management of the Consultant Leads within the service, supported by the General Manager for the service.
• Ensure the highest professional standards within Retrieve are attained.
• Ensure the delivery of effective governance arrangements.
• Ensure the Retrieve service delivers against all Quality Indicator targets (national and local) and meets Care Quality Commission standards for quality of service delivery.
• Help maintain a constant drive to achieve the highest standards of direct and indirect patient care requiring transfer and inspire novel ways of working at all levels within Retrieve to achieve this.
• Contribute to the introduction of new ideas, benchmarks and practices from other comparable transfer services, health organisations or economic sectors, which have a strong evidential base for improving performance.
• Respond to patient feedback and develop changes in service provision to ensure the highest levels of patient satisfaction.
• Lead medical recruitment and deliver a sustainable and resilient medical workforce compliant with the national service specification and the regionally agreed Duty Consultant Fair Share Model.
• Contribute to delivering financial stability within Retrieve, operating within the agreed budget.

About the Trust

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.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Equality and Diversity

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.