Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main duties and responsibilities • Triage, coordination, decision support • Act professionally at all times when interacting with service users. • Receive referrals, provide clinical and logistical advice where required, and allocate appropriate transfer resource or signpost alternatives when out of scope. • Follow service Standard Operating Procedures around referral handling and deployment and specialist clinical pathways. • Manage the tasking of clinical transfer teams. • Maintain high quality clinical records. • Undertake and engage with induction and maintenance training associated with referral handling, triage and decision support. • Supervision and delivery of clinical care • Provide clinical leadership and support to the multidisciplinary transfer team. • Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary transfer team and service users to develop and implement treatment plans for patients. • Ensure service and regional Standard Operating Procedures pertaining to clinical pathways, conditions and service operations are followed. • Ensure the safe, timely and efficient transfer of critically ill patients within the ACCTS operating region. • Recognise that shifts are unpredictable and that referrals and transfers may extend beyond the duty period. • Teaching, training and continued professional development • Engage with day-to-day service education and training programme. • Support the induction and ongoing development of multidisciplinary transfer team members. • Contribute to service training days, as required. • Maintain personal competency and currency in the delivery of adult critical care. • Governance and quality improvement • Maintain personal currency in the systems, processes, Standard Operating Procedures and policies of the ACCTS. • Assist in the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures. • Attend and present cases at team Clinical Governance days. • Contribute to service quality improvement, audit and research programmes. • Leadership • Be an ambassador for the ACCTS whilst handling referrals, interacting with service users and delivering clinical care. • Demonstrate excellent non-technical skills, model the service values and behave in a professional manner at all times. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Full GMC registration with license to practise. Specialist register entry in a relevant specialty (Intensive Care Medicine, Anaesthesia). Demonstrable training, competency and currency (ongoing regular exposure) to the delivery of in-hospital critical care. Desirable criteria Higher qualification in retrieval/transfer medicine (e.g. Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine or international equivalent). Formal training or postgraduate qualification in leadership and management Relevant specialist courses (e.g. Advanced Life Support, European Trauma Course, point of care ultrasound, difficult airway management). Knowledge&Experience Essential criteria Compliance with GMC Good Medical Practice, appraisal and revalidation requirements. NHS Consultant (or equivalent). Experience in Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia with an interest in Intensive Care Medicine Extensive experience within Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia of independently assessing, resuscitating, stabilising and treating critically ill and injured adult patients (synonymous with Level 4 capability of the FICM curriculum and Stage 3 learning outcomes for Intensive Care within the RCoA curriculum). Desirable criteria Previous critical care transfer and/or retrieval medicine experience in a dedicated service (e.g. another ACCTS, retrieval service in Australasia, long-distance aeromedical retrieval service). Clinical leadership and management experience Skills and Abilities Essential criteria Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent non-technical skills. Able to demonstrate effective leadership of, and working within, a high performing small team. Flexible and adaptable to changing situations Able to work under pressure and in emotive situations Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload Effective time management and organisational skills. Desirable criteria Evidence of specific training in non-technical skills Evidence of specific training in advanced communication Additional Requirements Essential criteria Fitness levels sufficient to carry out critical care transfer work (e.g. delivering clinical care to the patient on a critical care transfer trolley, carrying equipment short to medium distances, manual handling of patients). Be comfortable working in the ambulance environment which includes confined space and motion. Additional Information Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms. Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you. UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria. Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs. Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment. The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check. COVID 19 Risk Assessment Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer. The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors. If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager. Covid Vaccination Status Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. 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