Trauma and Surgical Site Surveillance Co-ordinator
We are looking for a dedicated and dynamic Registered Nurse/Allied Health Professional to join our Orthopaedic team in a key coordinating role. This exciting opportunity will see you supporting Trauma Services and playing a crucial part in patient pathways for both inpatients and outpatients.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Overseeing the National Hip Fracture Database
2. Assisting the on-call surgeon during morning Trauma meetings
3. Participating in ward rounds and new addition fracture clinics daily
4. Collaborating closely with clinicians and the entire orthopaedic team
If you're passionate about working in a fast-paced environment and contributing to excellent patient care, we want to hear from you. Apply today and be a vital part of our Orthopaedic team!
Main duties of the job
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout our services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
About us
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job responsibilities
1. To support the consultant teams to ensure delivery of safe and quality care to enable the patients to be supported throughout the trauma care pathway
2. To work as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team involved in management of the orthopaedic trauma pathway
3. Act as initial point of contact for patients entered onto the trauma pathway
4. Responsible for input on data into the National Hip Fracture database
5. Support the collection and input of data for surgical site surveillance (SSI) for orthopaedics and provide clinical nursing oversight for surgical site surveillance data within General Surgery.
6. In collaboration with the clinical teams, develop and monitor completion of action plans linked to outcomes from surgical site surveillance submissions.
7. To work as an RN/ AHP Registered Professional ensuring the delivery of holistic patient centred care and excellent standards of care.
8. To communicate effectively at all times within the multidisciplinary team, key stakeholders and with patients, carers and family
9. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential as is the ability to work flexibly and manage databases.
10. Relevant clinical experience and knowledge of patient pathways and working procedures in a relevant health setting will be required.
Person Specification
* Registered Nurse (RN)/AHP with current Professional Registration.
* Educated to Diploma/Degree, level or equivalent experience
* Willingness to undertake further professional study
* Previous orthopaedic/Trauma experience in an acute hospital setting.
* Awareness of theatre pathway
* Evidence of relevant post registration study
* Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities.
* Able to follow Trust Policies and procedures
* To listen and effectively communicate via various routes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata, per annum
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