Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner

Job overview

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 .  Minimum of 12 months experience is essential to this role.

Major Trauma Centre at Liverpool University Hospital is now in its 12th year and compromises of a wide range of roles within the multidisciplinary team to include nurses , medical staff , therapists and managers .

We pride ourselves as a care group on the positive  relationships we have which support excellent clinical outcomes for our patients .

Liverpool University Hospitals is an excellent place to work and develop professionally  within your career.

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 be part of a large  multidisciplinary team involved in the care of the Major Trauma patients .

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 and ward teams , acting as an expert in Major  Trauma Care , advising on the most suitable treatment when required .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure all Trauma patients are appropriately assessed, investigations orderedand treatment commenced in line with protocols, policies and procedures.
• Take a lead role in the daily major trauma ward round and completion of tertiarysurveys in order to ensure the proactive management of trauma patients across thewhole pathway.
• Liaise with regional trauma units to ensure effective patient flow, taking an active rolein 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 partof a multi-disciplinary team.
• To provide high quality clinical care and assist in the clinical development of thetrauma service by ensuring the use of evidence based practice and clinical standardswithin the speciality.
• To alert senior clinical and operational management staff regarding any operationalissues relating to access/capacity in a timely manner, to allow any further action to betaken.
• To ensure good communications with patients/clients and relatives/carers to enableindividual 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 anddevelopment of the major trauma system.
• Work collaboratively with and support staff in the Emergency Department, CriticalCare and the Major Trauma Ward.
• To support the co-ordination of rehabilitation pathway with the therapy teams fortrauma patients.
• Work closely with TARN Co-ordinators to ensure trauma key performance indicatorsand BPT measures are met across sites.
• Represent the MTCC major trauma centre at external events both regionally and nationally.