Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner

• 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 asrequired.
• 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 andnationally.

Essential

• 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

Essential

• 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

Essential

• 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

Essential

• Proven team leader
• Self-disciplined / motivated
• Team worker
• Team worker
• Excellent communicator
• Patient focused
• Ability to motivate others
• Able to use initiative
• Reflective