Job summary
Are you a dynamic and experienced clinical leader with a passion for education and professional development? We are seeking an exceptional individual to join the Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (ACCTS) Cymru as the Training & Education Lead.
ACCTS Cymru is a nationally commissioned, consultant-led service that provides high-quality inter-hospital transfer and retrieval of critically ill adult patients across Wales. Operating 24/7, ACCTS plays a vital role in ensuring patients receive timely, expert care during transfers between healthcare facilities. The service is delivered by a highly skilled multi-professional team, including Retrieval and Transfer Practitioners (RTPs) and Critical Care Transfer Assistants (CCTAs), and works in close collaboration with NHS Wales organisations and the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS).
As the Training & Education Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of this essential service. You will lead the strategic direction of training, education, and professional development for all ACCTS clinical staff, ensuring the workforce is equipped with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to deliver exceptional care. This is a unique opportunity to influence national standards, foster innovation, and support the growth of a service that is critical to the resilience and quality of critical care across Wales.
Main duties of the job
Lead the development and implementation of a robust education and training strategy across ACCTS.
Provide expert clinical leadership and professional advice to a multi-disciplinary team.
Coordinate and deliver mandatory, statutory, and specialist training programmes.
Develop and maintain systems to monitor training compliance, effectiveness, and impact.
Represent ACCTS Cymru at national and regional forums, promoting best practice and innovation.
Chair the ACCTS/EMRTS Education and Engagement Group.
Collaborate with universities, professional bodies, and external agencies to enhance learning opportunities.
Manage the training budget and ensure financial governance.
Support workforce planning, role redesign and career development pathways
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant 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 ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand 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 thatour 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Masters of Science - Critical Care, enhanced or advanced clinical practice
- PGCE qualification
- Excellent clinical skills and knowledge of clinical governance systems
- In-depth knowledge of clinical supervision
Desirable
- Diploma in Immediate Medical Care - RCSE./Diploma in Retrieval Transfer Medicine
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration clinical work experience
- Experience in working within intensive Care and/or work as part of an Adults Critical Care Transfer Service
- Completion of STEP competencies 1-4
- Evidence of previous clinical leadership experience.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other health professionals across a variety of settings and environments
- Previous experience in Training, Education or practice development, with evidence of teaching in the retrieval and transfer environment.
- Experience of joint working in the development of policies and procedures.
Aptitude and abilities
Essential
- Effective management of resources and budgets
- Able to demonstrate situations where effective leadership and management skills have been used.
- Experience of efficient and effective working with various professional and others across a wide range of services.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Masters of Science - Critical Care, enhanced or advanced clinical practice
- PGCE qualification
- Excellent clinical skills and knowledge of clinical governance systems
- In-depth knowledge of clinical supervision
Desirable
- Diploma in Immediate Medical Care - RCSE./Diploma in Retrieval Transfer Medicine
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration clinical work experience
- Experience in working within intensive Care and/or work as part of an Adults Critical Care Transfer Service
- Completion of STEP competencies 1-4
- Evidence of previous clinical leadership experience.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other health professionals across a variety of settings and environments
- Previous experience in Training, Education or practice development, with evidence of teaching in the retrieval and transfer environment.
- Experience of joint working in the development of policies and procedures.
Aptitude and abilities
Essential
- Effective management of resources and budgets
- Able to demonstrate situations where effective leadership and management skills have been used.
- Experience of efficient and effective working with various professional and others across a wide range of services.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
