Job Description

/ Position: Critical Care Flight Nurse / Clinical Coordinator
/ Location: Bournemouth
/ Working Hours: Rostered Basis of 20 hours per week

• Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits!
• Endless opportunities for Impact and Career Development!
• Investment in Training, sponsored by the Company!
• For more details, read on!

Gama Aviation is currently recruiting for a Nurse with extensive experience in Intensive Care to join us in a part-time position (20 hours) at Bournemouth Airport. You will join a dedicated and close-knit team with a passion for patient centred care, providing the Channel Islands of an Emergency Retrieval Service. There will be an element of on call working, in the event a mission needs to be organised and flown out of hours. Proximity to base (
60min) is therefore a must.Due to the nature of the role, proven experience of organisation and management within a clinical setting is essential. The successful candidate would be able to demonstrate at least five years of Critical Care nursing in an acute hospital setting, consolidated with a post graduate qualification as evidence of this. Experience in the complexities of transportation of critically unwell patients by air or road would be an advantage./ About us:
Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage.With operations in the UK, Jersey, Europe and the Middle East, a career with us can offer travel, personal growth opportunities and the ability for long-term progression in a fast paced and dynamic service industry./ About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity that will involve coordinating the logistics of aeromedical transfer between the Channel Islands and mainland Tertiary Centres, as well actively working as a Critical Care nurse on the missions between the hospitals providing high quality care on a 1-1 basis with patients. We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated, and experienced Critical Care nurse that would be capable for autonomously organising all aspects of the logistics of an aeromedical transfer, then executing the transfer alongside a Doctor / Nurse / Paramedic. All necessary 'On the Job' Training will be provided for this position./ Responsibilities:
Flight Medical Crew Coordination and Management

• Assist the Clinical Services Manager with management and coordination of the team of nurses, paramedics and doctors employed by the company/and or subcontracted as a bank of in-flight medical crew

Medical Operational support
Assistance with case handling as requested by the Clinical Services Manager and/or Medical Director:

• Liaising with clients and providers on active cases
• Arranging the logistic and clinical details of aeromedical repatriations to the appropriate specifications of our clients, the Medical Director and Clinical Service Manager.
• Act as the initial point of contact for Flight Medical Crew on assignment, dealing with enquiries/problems and, when required, seeking advice and guidance from the Clinical Services Manager, Medical Director and/or other relevant managers
• Audit completed (closed) case files
• To organise a daily 'ward round' of all the current cases, to review progress and deal with or refer problems in order to safely expedite the mission
• Operate a priority 'tagging' system, so that urgent actions are not overlooked
• To be responsible, or to nominate a person to be responsible, during each duty period for checking the logistics/arrangements of newly organised repatriations
• Act as referral point for critical/high risk cases in terms of case management. These will be referred to as 'Serious Cases' and may be subdivided in to three types of risk category: Clinical, Logistic (Operational) and Financial
• To record and notify all Clinical Serious Cases to the Medical Director and Clinical Service Manager

Clinical Duties
To operate as a Flight Nurse (up to ICU/Level 3):

• To maintain ICU/Level 3 skills and competencies and ensuring currency within an ICU
• To be active in the implementation and review of various procedures within the company
• To work as a Flight Nurse on the flights between the Channel Islands and the UK

Equipment Management
To share the following responsibilities under the direction of the Clinical Services Manager:

• Take responsibility/accountability for the safety and operation readiness of all medical equipment and medical materials and consumables, including oxygen cylinders
• Ensure all electrical equipment has been maintained, serviced and charged as per manufacturer's instructions
• Ensure all equipment has been checked for function prior to undertaking a transfer and that spare working batteries and mains power cables are carried
• Ensure all time-limited equipment and drugs are within date
• Ensure all single use items are discarded after use, and that all single patient items are discarded after patient hand-over or left with the patient at the receiving facility
• Ensure the safe disposal of all clinical waste
• Arrange laundry, decontamination and/or sterilisation of all items that are reusable
• Ensure all items of equipment are safely returned and refurbished after each mission

Procurement and Servicing of Medical Supplies
In collaboration with the Medical Director under the supervision of the Clinical Services Manager:

• Procure all necessary medical hardware and disposables for the efficient and safe operation of the air ambulance in every role for which the company has the potential to respond
• Order medical supplies including pharmaceutical products
• Order, service, maintenance or disposal of medical equipment
• Instigate a stock control and management system
• Maintain a database of all medical stores including pharmaceutical products (medications and fluids)
• Maintain a list of expiry dates within the stock check database

Teaching and Training

• With the Medical Director, Clinical Service Manager and any other personnel who may be needed, to maintain a high standard of in-house teaching
• Assist with instruction and mentorship of Flight Medical Crew members

/ Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:Essential

• Registered RGN, full and unrestricted registration in the UK
• Minimum of five years post qualification experience of Critical Care nursing in an acute hospital setting
• Proven experience of organisation and management within a clinical setting
• A good team player with excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• Excellent attention to detail
• A methodical approach to tasks
• Desire to succeed in a busy, challenging and exciting environment

Advantageous/ In addition to a Competitive Salary, we will offer you:

• Competitive Group Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive Life Assurance *
• Comprehensive Income Protection *
• Comprehensive Travel Insurance *
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *
• Free Car Parking
• 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval)
• Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development

*(Subject to insurance underwriting)Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Gama Aviation