We are recruiting !

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 5 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 .

Major Trauma Centre at Liverpool University Hospital is now in its 11th 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 Hospital 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 alongisde 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 .

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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 .

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Experience

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

Desirable

• Experience of teaching others in both informal and formal settings

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and research on current professional issues
• Working knowledge of the principles and processes involved in clinical audit

Desirable

• Knowledge of trauma networks
• Knowledge of TARN

Skills

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

Other

Essential

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

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool University Foundation Trust

Aintree

L97AL

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