University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, Launceston
GBP 40,000 - 60,000
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Band 8a
Main area: Retrieve, Adult Critical Care Transfer Service
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 387-S-6307-GB
Site: Retrieve - Severn Base
Town: Bradley Stoke
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 21/01/2025
Job overview
Retrieve is the South West’s dedicated Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (ACCTS) and operates 24/7/365 managing referrals and undertaking transfers of critically ill and injured patients. The Band 8a Lead Nurse is responsible for continuous service development, quality improvement implementation, maintenance of team infrastructure, and operational delivery.
The Base Lead Nurse role is mirrored across the two operational bases, and it is essential that the Lead Nurses in both Peninsula and Severn work closely together.
Main duties of the job
The Base Lead Nurse will:
* Lead and be a role model for the multi-professional team, ensuring clinical care is of the highest quality and standardised in accordance with national guidance.
* Develop and maintain up-to-date, evidence-based transfer protocols and guidelines in partnership with key stakeholders.
* Provide specialised knowledge and skilled nursing care for critically ill adults requiring transfer.
* Oversee the Training and Education team to support the delivery of a high-quality in-house education programme.
* Manage and maintain effective control of the service budget.
* Monitor the effectiveness of the service by means of audit and statistical data collection.
* Ensure operational, clinical and performance data is submitted to national databases reliably.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with over 13,000 staff and over 100 clinical services across 10 sites. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and is committed to improving patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Co-lead with the Clinical Director and Lead Consultant for Governance the clinical governance agenda for the service.
* Contribute to national adult transfer service development.
* Be an active member of the South West Critical Care Network Transfer Group.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Significant recent leadership experience in critical care.
* Ability to demonstrate significant and recent critical care experience.
* Evidence of postgraduate specialist training to Masters level or equivalent.
* Recent relevant experience with intra-hospital and inter-hospital transfer.
* Ability to lead and manage a team.
* Understanding of effective budgetary management principles.
* Understanding of staff and HR management/appraisals.
* Understanding of clinical governance principles.
* Understanding and evidence of the use of audit in clinical practice.
* Ability to act as a role model, providing excellent patient care.
* Previous experience of change management and problem solving.
* Previous experience of ensuring a safe environment.
* Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality.
* Evidence of presentations at local and regional level.
Skills and Abilities
* Attention to detail in document development and dissemination.
* Ability to work in a highly demanding specialist environment.
* Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations.
* Able to influence colleagues effectively.
* Excellent advanced critical care clinical skills.
* Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries.
* Ability to implement and utilise audit data to improve quality.
* Ability to analyse, interpret and compare complex situations.
* Ability to work with advanced technologies.
* Flexibility and adaptability to meet changing service needs.
* Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
* Delivery of evidence-based practice.
* Evidence of continued leadership/management development.
* Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues.
* Previous experience of research and audit.
IM & T
* Competent in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
* Competent in videoconferencing using Microsoft Teams.
* Competent to utilise medical databases and search engines.
* Good knowledge of Electronic Patient Record systems.
Qualifications and Training
* Degree or equivalent qualification in nursing.
* Qualification in Teaching, Assessing and mentoring.
* Evidence of Masters level academic study or willingness to work towards it.
* Completion of Step 1-3 competencies or equivalent experience in critical care.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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