Critical Care Transfer Service (CCTS)

The Critical Care Transfer Service Operative is responsible for safely transporting critically ill patients between intensive care and other treatment centers. The role involves driving specialist vehicles, including under emergency conditions using blue lights and sirens, while supporting the clinical team with patient care, monitoring and reassurance. The post holder works alongside trained clinical and transfer team staff, follows relevant London Ambulance Service policies and UK Ambulance Services Clinical Practice Guidelines, and ensures patients are transferred safely, efficiently and with dignity.

They are also responsible for vehicle safety and readiness, working collaboratively with NHS colleagues and escalating any unusual or complex situations appropriately. The role is primarily about driving and safely transferring critical care patients, while also supporting the clinical team and providing appropriate patient care throughout the journey. Successful applicants will be required to commence the training programme on 19 October 2026.

Please only apply if you can commit to this start date, as alternative start dates are not available.Main duties of the job You will convey and transfer critical care patients to and from Intensive Critical Care provision in a safe, effective and efficient manner. You will be responsible for the provision of transport for the Critical Care Transfer Services, (CCTS), undertaking all driving duties including the use of driving under emergency conditions with audible sounds and blue lights.

You will work as a Critical Care Transfer Service Operative alongside anotherOperative or appropriately trained staff member, to convey patients to treatment centresas directed. You will work closely with CCTS or Transfer Team colleagues to ensure that patient journeys are planned and delivered in the most effective and efficient way. You will drive all relevant vehicle types operated by the Service as required, in accordance withcurrent road traffic law., Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on: Our care delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed. Our organisation being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for. Our London using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.

To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future., The post holder will convey and transfer critical care patients to and from Intensive Critical Care provision in a safe, effective and efficient manner.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of transport for the Critical CareTransfer Services, (CCTS), undertaking all driving duties including the use of driving underemergency conditions with audible sounds and blue lights, and supporting the otherCritical Care Transfer team members in the provision of clinical care, assessment anddiagnosis of critical care patients, in any Intensive critical care unit whilst working with CCTS.

The postholder will work as a Critical Care Transfer Service Operative alongside anotherOperative or appropriately trained staff member, to convey patients to treatment centresas directed by an appropriate registrant (e.g. Transfer Team Duty Consultant, Transferteam Vehicle Consultant or Doctor or Transfer Team Vehicle ICU Nurse) in the provisionof high quality effective clinical care, including the transportation of patients in line with UK Ambulance Services Clinical Practice Guidelines and service p