Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner Band 7 Permanent Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Nights Rotation)
The Major Trauma Centre at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an experienced Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner.
Are you an experienced nurse looking to enhance your skill within this exciting speciality? If so, we would like to hear from you.
We are an established trauma centre with excellent clinical patient outcomes.
You will work alongside the 4 existing Major Trauma Nurse Practitioners coordinating the care of the Major Trauma patients through the accident and emergency department at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust. A minimum of 12 months experience is essential to this role.
Main duties of the job
As a Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner you will work alongside the existing team coordinating the care of all major trauma patients through the accident and emergency department.
You will use advanced clinical, analytical and decision-making skills to assess the needs of the patients admitted under the criteria of major trauma from admission and throughout their full stay up until and including their rehabilitation and discharge.
You will ensure continuity of care for the patient and their family and offer advice and support to ward teams, acting as an expert in Major Trauma Care, advising on the most suitable treatment when required.
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
* To ensure all Trauma patients are appropriately assessed, investigations ordered and treatment commenced in line with protocols, policies and procedures.
* Take a lead role in the daily major trauma ward round and completion of tertiary surveys in order to ensure the proactive management of trauma patients across the whole pathway.
* Liaise with regional trauma units to ensure effective patient flow, taking an active role in facilitating the reverse transfer process.
* Act as senior nurse for the trauma team calls when on duty.
* To provide clinical expertise and specialist advice within this area of practice, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* To provide high quality clinical care and assist in the clinical development of the trauma service by ensuring the use of evidence-based practice and clinical standards within the speciality.
* To alert senior clinical and operational management staff regarding any operational issues relating to access/capacity in a timely manner, to allow any further action to be taken.
* To ensure good communications with patients/clients and relatives/carers to enable individual needs to be met, and address any issues identified.
* To develop auditable standards of care producing and presenting reports as required.
* To attend and participate in key major trauma meetings.
* To take responsibility for data collection as required supporting the monitoring and development of the major trauma system.
* Work collaboratively with and support staff in the Emergency Department, Critical Care and the Major Trauma Ward.
* To support the co-ordination of rehabilitation pathway with the therapy teams for trauma patients.
* Work closely with TARN Coordinators to ensure trauma key performance indicators and BPT measures are met across sites.
* Represent the MTCC major trauma centre at external events both regionally and nationally.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Currently a Registered Nurse, Level 1, Adult - on the live NMC register
* In possession of Advanced Practice Certification in clinical examination and diagnostics (M Level)
* TNCC or equivalent
* Educated to Masters level or equivalent
Experience
* Significant clinical experience of working with trauma patients
* Experience in training junior staff
* Proven experience in leading and managing staff
* Evidence of prior working as an autonomous practitioner
* Significant experience working at a Band 6 level within a hospital environment managing an acute patient caseload
* Experience of developing care pathways
* Experience of teaching others in both informal and formal settings
Knowledge
* Knowledge and research on current professional issues
* Working knowledge of the principles and processes involved in clinical audit
* Knowledge of trauma networks
* Knowledge of TARN
Skills
* Ability to manage own caseload
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to liaise with a multidisciplinary team to aid patient management
* Ability to apply critical thinking to aid decision-making processes
* Ability to function at an advanced level
* Able to work under pressure
* Able to prioritise and multitask in the face of multiple demands
Other
* Proven team leader
* Self-disciplined / motivated
* Ability to motivate others
* Able to use initiative
* Reflective
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.
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