Position Overview
Job summary
The ARCC (TVW) Transfer Service is hosted by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, in partnership with South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. The Transfer doctor role involves working alongside a dedicated team of Transfer Practitioners (Paramedics/Ambulance Nurses) and Emergency Care Assistants (ECAs) to deliver duty shifts under remote supervision of the Duty Consultant.
The primary role of the service is to triage, coordinate and provide clinical support for all referrals to ARCC TVW, supporting the referring and receiving hospitals and clinical team(s) to prioritise, maximise the utilisation of resources.
The main purpose of the role is to undertake inter-facility transfers of adults in need, or of likely need of critical care. The service provides inter-facility transfers for adult patients who require, or are likely to require, critical care monitoring and/or interventions during transfer. Transfers are primarily within the Thame...