An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Trauma Lead Nurse (TLN) who will lead in the delivery of professional nursing care to patients ensuring the highest possible standards of care are received by patients and their carers while engaged with the Trauma service.

To act as an excellent clinical role model and team leader to all staff.

To develop and lead in the delivery of an area of specialist practice.

To ultimately act as an autonomous practitioner and an excellent role model and leader to all staff.

Facilitate the flow of trauma patients through admission to discharge.

To support the specialty Doctors within their care for traumatically injured patients.

As the Lead Nurse for Trauma you will provide clinical & managerial leadership which inspires, motivates and empowers nurses and other healthcare professionals.

The post holder will professionally lead innovative, improvement projects which support the trusts performance agenda and improve quality care & patient outcomes.

Working in partnership with the Clinical Lead for Trauma, senior nurses and departmental managers to develop and implement a clinical research and academic service, promoting multi-professional research, audit, education that delivers the objectives and strategy of the trust, trauma network and the NHS England recommendations.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:o Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.o National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.o We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill Surrey

RH1 5AU

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