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The Neonatal Transport service forms part of the Specialist Transport and Retrieval Service for Scotland – ScotSTAR. ScotSTAR incorporates the Scottish Neonatal Transport Service, the Scottish Paediatric Retrieval Service, the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (EMRS) and the Air Ambulance Service. ScotSTAR is managed by the Scottish Ambulance Service and undertakes approximately 3000 transfers per year. The majority of transfers are done using dedicated road ambulances with a small number being done by fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, provided by the Air Ambulance Service. The teams are composed of experienced transport Nurses, ANNP’S, Nurse Consultants, Transport fellows, and Consultant Neonatologists. The neonatal service has incorporated technological advances in neonatal intensive care and has capability for the use of HFVO, NCPAP, High Flow and inhaled nitric oxide, phototherapy and servo-controlled systemic hypothermia during transfers.
The Neonatal Team are looking to expand their Nursing workforce and are looking for highly motivated individual to join them. The post will be a band 7 and the post holder will provide high quality care to neonates and their families. The post is also for the Team Leader position for the West Neonatal team where the individual will have specific managerial responsibiities. This vacancy will offer Registered Nurses (adult/child branch), the opportunity to work in a unique setting. The applicant should have extensive neonatal intensive care experience working in a level 3 unit and neonatal transport experience.
This 12 month secondment will be within in the West ScotSTAR team based at Glasgow Airport.
For informal enquiries, please contact Clare Hargan at clare.hargan@nhs.scot