University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
ACCOTS Duty Consultant, . University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2NP, UK
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Job summary
The Adult Critical Care Co-ordination and Transfer service (ACCOTS) is the dedicated, commissioned Adult Critical Care Transfer service for the Midlands Region. We are hosted by two acute Trusts (University Hospital of Leicester within the East Midlands and University Hospitals of Birmingham within the West Midlands).
ACCOTS provide consultant led triage, decision support and co-ordination of all referrals and patients who require or are likely to require specialist critical care escort, intensive monitoring, organ support and/or specialist treatment are within our scope. We undertake transfers for escalation of care (including time critical and urgent), repatriation, continuation of care and capacity reasons.
Our Mission statement is "To deliver the highest standards of compassionate critical care to patients undergoing transfer within and from the Midlands Region".
We pride ourselves on being responsive and caring whilst delivering high standards as well as looking after our people.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our enthusiastic, high performing and friendly team within ACCOTS at our East Midlands Base situated in Castle Donington. We are looking to build a substantive medical team of consultants with a minimum 2.0 PA contract (in extenuating circumstances, we may be able to consider less).SPA will be paid pro-rata.
Main duties of the job
ACCOTS within the East Midlands is based at Trent Lane Industrial Estate in Castle Donington. The successful applicant will work alongside the Lead Transfer Nurse and Transfer Practitioners to deliver high quality critical care transfers. As a Duty Consultant you will be responsible for ensuring the following elements;-
- Triage, Co-ordination and decision support for all referrals to ACCOTS.
- Supervision and delivery of clinical care.
- Teaching, training and continued professional development.
- Governance and quality Improvement.
- Exemplary leadership behaviour that supports ACCOTS, values and Strategy.
This role will report into the Clinical Lead and Clinical Director primarily as well as the ACCOTS General Manager.
About Us
ACCOTS is hosted by University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL). To find out more about UHL, please see the information below.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We Have Four Primary Goals:
- High-quality care for all
- Being a great place to work
- Partnerships for impact
- Research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- We are compassionate
- We are proud
- We are inclusive
- We are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
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Job 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
- 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
- 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
- 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).
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Desirable
- 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
- 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
- Evidence of specific training in non-technical skills
- Evidence of specific training in advanced communication
Additional Requirements
Essential
- 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.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement..
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement..
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address
ACCOTS - Castle Donington
Trent Lane Industrial Estate
Castle Donington
DE74 2NP
United Kingdom
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