Action Card 3: Critical Care Consultant 3 (CCC3)

SJH Theatres and Anaesthetics
NHS Lothian

Objectives

Role:   

  • To coordinate clinical activity in Red ICU  (Ground floor). Where possible, patients requiring resuscitation/stabilisation should go to theatres before transfer to Red ICU/other NHSL site
  • Support and communicate with CCC1 in theatre control room

Initial Actions

  • Assess isolation (CV19) status of unit
  • Take handover of patients present
  • Identify stable/ward fit patients who could be discharged to Level 1 or transferred to Green ICU
  • Coordinate activity within Red ICU
  • Communicate with CCC1
  • Coordinate activity around new admissions from medical wards/transfers from Red ICU
  • Brief and prepare your team

 

Continuous Actions

  • Follow task requests from Critical Care Consultant (CCC) 1
  • Ensure your bleep/phone number is distributed via Whatapp MI groups and recorded by Theatre Control Team
  • Attend your clinical area, coordinate you team and report regularly to CCC1 in theatre control team.
  • Communicate likely requirements of patients coming from theatres or ICU to the Theatre Control Team
  • Ensure all patient documentation is complete
  • On completion of task report back to CCC1 and proceed to coffee room if not immediately required
  • Do not leave hospital without reporting to CCC1 and signing out
  • Be prepared to be sent away to return at a later time if staffing requires
  • Refer all external requests for information about incident to the control room
  • Support and look after your colleagues