Job summary
The Trauma and Orthopaedic team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our established trauma team at Glangwili General Hospital.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with experience working within Trauma and Orthopaedics. Applicants will be able to have experience working at a Band 6 level.
We are looking for nurses who are forward-thinking and strive for the highest standards of care, providing specialist trauma knowledge to patients, ward staff, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
The role will include validation for National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD), interpreting the data and working with the current Trauma CNS, Scheduled Care Team, and Glangwili Site Team in quality improvements projects to improve and sustain compliance with the Key Performance Indicators set out in the NHFD.
The applicant will need to have an understanding of the South Wales Major Trauma Network and the current pathways for trauma services across South Wales.
The successful candidate will lead and develop pathways specific to trauma, supporting and facilitating safe and effective management group (this includes patients who sustain hip fractures), from admission to discharge.
This role is part-time for 30 hours over 4 days, including weekends.
Main duties of the job
1. To work in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the safe and effective delivery of high standards of nursing care.
2. To be responsible for the daily monitoring of inpatients on Trauma wards after surgery to ensure that they are progressing as planned and liaise accordingly with the relevant medical team.
3. To participate with the Trauma Coordinator and Operating Theatre staff in the coordination of urgent trauma surgery according to the outstanding Trauma List of patients awaiting surgery, availability of equipment, surgical time, etc.
4. To facilitate and support a culture that understands and meets the specialist and complex need of trauma patients, whilst ensuring that the performance targets, such as decreased length of stay, are met.
5. To facilitate effective patient pathway coordination through collaboration with relevant services to ensure timely, appropriate, and safe care.
6. To expedite clinical intervention for all trauma patients and to achieve the clinical standards as detailed in the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD).
7. Provide education and training to staff working in a Trauma setting, including nursing teams, students (nursing and medical), therapy teams, and community services as required.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health, and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 11/04/2025.
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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