Transfer Practitioner (ACCTT)

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Crawley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Join the Adult Critical Care Transfer team at a leading NHS Trust, providing essential inter-hospital transfers for critically unwell adults. This part-time role offers a chance to work with experienced consultants, ensuring the highest standards of care while supporting your professional growth. Ideal candidates will have a background in nursing, ODP, ACCP, or paramedic. Enjoy a collaborative environment and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing program

Investment in professional development

Qualifications

• Background in critical care nursing, ODP, ACCP, or paramedic.
• Passionate about critical care and patient transfer.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute safe inter-hospital transfers with the critical care consultant.
• Input patient data to clinical databases and conduct evaluations post-transfer.
• Document controlled drugs and maintain accurate stock records.

Skills

Compassionate care

Excellent communication

Clinical governance

Education

Critical care nursing qualification

Paramedic qualification

ODP qualification

ACCP qualification

Job description

Exciting opportunities are now available to join the new Adult Critical Care Transfer team (ACCTS) in Kent, Surrey & Sussex (KSS). This new service, known as the ARCC KSS, will strive to provide a high standard of critical care medicine to adult patients requiring inter-hospital transfers across the region and into London for reasons such as escalation of care, repatriation, capacity, and continuation of care.

We are now recruiting highly skilled and compassionate Transfer Practitioners (TPs) to join our team. We would like to hear from you if you are passionate about critical care and ensuring the safe and effective transfer of critically unwell adults.

TPs may come from a critical care nursing, ODP, ACCP, or paramedic background. Please see the job description for further details. As part of the clinical team, you will be expected to complete transfers of critically unwell adult patients with a Critical Care consultant. Each team member will contribute to the safe and effective running of the service, possess excellent communication skills, and actively contribute to service governance.

The Critical Care Transfer Practitioner role is challenging and rewarding. Each transfer involves patients with a wide range of conditions, presenting new challenges every time. TPs at ARCC KSS can be supported to work towards local and national qualifications to support their career development.

Transfer Practitioners can be based at either or both of our hubs in Crawley, West Sussex, or Maidstone, Kent. The shifts are 12-hour day shifts from 0900-2100.

This role is offered on a part-time basis for a fixed term of one year or as a Bank position. Please state your preference on your application. The part-time nature allows continued work in your usual clinical setting. Hours can be discussed on a personal basis.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative Trust, recognized for its outstanding care (CQC rating). We offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program and are committed to professional development. Our main hospital is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere, and Cranleigh. We also provide adult community health services across Guildford and Waverley.

We are investing in our colleagues and facilities, with over £45 million planned for development in the coming years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't our usual practice, adverts may close early, so early application is encouraged.

For more about Royal Surrey, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Rita Mody
Job title: Lead Nurse ARCC KSS
Email: [e-mail]

Please review the full job description and person specification.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Work closely with the ARC KSS Critical Care Transfer Consultant in planning and executing safe inter-hospital transfers.
2. Coordinate activities in line with current standards and procedures.
3. Input transfer and patient data to a clinical database.
4. Conduct post-transfer evaluations and provide feedback to referring hospitals.
5. Report critical incidents (DATIX).
6. Maintain and clean medical equipment, monitor PPE used in operations.
7. Perform regular checks of equipment, drugs, and monitoring tools.
8. Maintain accurate stock records and manage stock ordering.
9. Document controlled drugs per procedures.
10. Familiarize with clinical and operational briefs.