Job summary
- Main area
- Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- Honorary Contract - not a salaried post
- Contract
- Honorary: 12 months (Rostered shifts as part of Fellowship including nights)
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 130-AHP074-0825
- Employer
- Swansea Bay University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Fellowship posts will be available across the 4 EMRTS operational bases
- Town
- Dafen
- Salary
- Honorary Contract- Not a salaried post
- Closing
- 02/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Critical Care Practitioner Fellowship
Honorary Contract - not a salaried post
Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
The Critical Care Practitioner Fellowship programme is an exciting opportunity for registered Healthcare Professionals employed within NHS Wales. This development role will enable the successful candidate to work with the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS), Wales’s exciting and innovative prehospital and transfer service for a 12-month period. Allowing them to gain valuable prehospital critical care experience and to improve their knowledge and skills in both the prehospital and transfer specialties.
The Critical Care Practitioner Fellow (CCPF) is a voluntary role and will involve working approximately 24 shifts over the course of the year on both the road and air transport platforms. The programme is available at all of the EMRTS clinical bases – Caernarfon, Welshpool, Dafen and Cardiff.
The service primarily operates on the Wales Air Ambulance Charity’s fleet of EC-145 Helicopters, backed up by rapid response vehicles which provide operational and weather resilience. The service may also occasionally transport patients on Wales’s 2 HM Coastguard helicopters when required.
EMRTS is a consultant-led service and is committed to providing the best prehospital and transfer care to patients. Its operational clinical workforce consists of Doctors and Critical Care Practitioners.
Main duties of the job
The successful CCPFs will respond as part of the EMRTS critical care team to 999 emergencies, and inter-hospital transfers.
They will work as part of the team assessing and treating high acuity patients with critical illness or injury and will provide appropriate management within their own scope of practice ensuring patients are transferred rapidly and safely to the appropriate centre
The CCPF will also have the opportunity to undertake observer shifts within the ECCH, allowing the individual to gain a broader understanding of the tasking criteria for inter-hospital transfers, primary missions, and the ACCTS (Adult Critical Care Transfer Service) assets. An understanding of the SWTN automatic acceptance policy, disposition guide and trauma tools that are used by EMRTS and WAST clinicians in the Pre-Hospital and ECCH triage environment is essential
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be considered for this role, applicants must be registered with the HCPC or NMC and satisfy the essential criteria as outlined on the attached person specification. They must have a demonstrable interest in the prehospital, emergency care, critical care or retrieval settings.
These exciting posts require individuals to be motivated, to be excellent communicators and to have the ability to remain calm under pressure. The selection process for this role is competitive and will consist of a portfolio review, an interview, and a fitness test. Written support from the applicant’s clinical line manager is required to ensure that they have the approval of their employer to undertake this role. Successful candidates will undergo a clinical induction to ensure that they are familiar with our Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and all the EMRTS kit and equipment. This will ensure that they are able to respond to a range of incidents, which may include attending obstetric, paediatric and neonatal patients.
We recognise that Continued Professional Development is integral to providing the best patient care possible, and we would be able to support the successful candidate in the completion of the CPPF initial competency pack (an example is attached to this advert),
and a larger clinical portfolio to evidence their work during their time with the service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
If you would like to work alongside a progressive, and caring healthcare organisation then we would really like to hear from you.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered to work with the NMC/HCPC
- DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance
- Eligible to work in the UK (United Kingdom)
- Full UK driving license and level of health to DVLA standards
- Currently working as a clinician within NHS Wales
Desirable criteria
- Member of a relevant professional body
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An Allied Health Professional with successful completion of full training (e.g., IHCD/HEI paramedic training, critical care nurse training
- Successful completion of resuscitation training in adults, Pediatrics, and neonates
Desirable criteria
- Completion of level 6 education in Critical Care or relevant science-based program
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of EMRTS clinical governance systems, and attendance at CG days.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of post-registration clinical work
- Evidence of demonstrable clinical CPD
- Evidence of experience of working in the Pre-Hospital environment
Desirable criteria
- Work as part of an enhanced prehospital/transfer team delivering enhanced care
Personal Attributes
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Previous experience of undertaking charity/voluntary/fundraising work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Humphries
- Job title
- EMRTS Training and Education Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 3000 057
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