ACCOTS Duty Consultant

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. Job description 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.