ARCC; TVW Transfer Doctor; Resident

NHS Medical & Dental:
Specialty Trainee (ST6-8)

Main area:
Critical Care. Grade: NHS Medical & Dental:
Specialty Trainee (ST6-8).

Contract:

Fixed term 12 months (FTC – specifics to be discussed at EoI). 40 hours per week (N/A). Job
-MSCC-417.

Hours:

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working
• Other

Site:
Nursling Resource Center (SCAS), Town Nursling. Salary: £76,582 pro rata, Salary period:
Yearly. Closing date: 16/08/2026 23:59.

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 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 is to undertake inter‑facility transfers of adults in need, or likely to need 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 Thames Valley and Wessex region but also include out‑of‑region transfers and mutual aid to other regions and transfer services, including for older paediatric patients.

Assessment, resuscitation, stabilisation, and transfer of critically ill adult patients referred to ARCC (TVW) from hospitals across Thames Valley, Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and surrounding areas.

Collaborative working with Transfer Doctors and Transfer Practitioners to deliver high‑quality care.

Work in close collaboration with the Single Point of Contact (SPOC), duty consultant and consultants at the transferring and receiving hospitals to coordinate a safe and successful patient transfer.

Active contribution to the administration, development, and operational delivery of the ARCC (TVW) service.

Participation in clinical governance activities including audit, research, service evaluation, and continuous quality improvement.

Delivery of training for Transfer Practitioners, and new Duty Consultants.

Contribution to the ARCC (TVW) outreach programme, acting as a named point of contact and liaison for a designated hospital.

Clinical

• Assessment, resuscitation, stabilisation, and transfer of critically ill adult patients referred to ARCC (TVW) from hospitals across Thames Valley, Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and surrounding areas.
• Safe and timely transport of all patients, including those requiring time‑critical intervention.
• Collaborative working with the remote Duty Consultant, Transfer Practitioners and Emergency Care Assistants to deliver high‑quality care.
• Provision of telephone and telemedicine advice to referring hospitals and clinicians regarding patient management, transfer suitability and optimisation under supervision from the Duty Consultant.
• Triage and prioritisation of transfer requests, including joint agreement with referring units on transfer urgency and level of care under supervision from the Duty Consultant.
• Accurate and comprehensive documentation of clinical decisions, transfer categorisation and internal notes using systems such as Refer‑a‑Patient.
• Daily management of controlled drugs, including checking, documentation and secure storage.
• Work in close collaboration with the Single Point of Contact (SPOC), and consultants at the transferring and receiving hospitals to coordinate a safe and successful patient transfer.

Management & Clinical Governance

• Active contribution to the administration, development, and operational delivery of the ARCC (TVW) service.
• Participation in clinical governance activities including audit, research, service evaluation and continuous quality improvement.
• Regular attendance at clinical governance days (held face‑to‑face and virtually).
• Engagement with service development initiatives and…