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Trauma Coordinator

Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Colchester
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 per annum pro rata
Closing date
11 Nov 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
A great opportunity for the next step in your nursing career

We are looking for an experienced nurse to join our Trauma and orthopaedic team as a Trauma Coordinator.

You will co-ordinate the management of all trauma patients, guaranteeing adherence to the appropriate trauma pathway for each patient, and effectively oversee theatre schedules to deliver high quality Orthopaedic Trauma Team Service.

You will need to be a highly motivated individual, who is keen to further develop their nursing skills. You must be dynamic and enthusiastic to ensure best practice and high standards of care are maintained at all times.

Main duties of the job

  • To coordinate activity within the trust liaising with other health care professionals to ensure patients are managed effectively and efficiently through the orthopaedic emergency pathway
  • To improve the scheduling of surgery, reduce cancelled operations and reduce pre-operative fasting
  • To ensure effective communication internally and externally regarding patient care and resources
  • Establishes effective working relationships with other care professionals whose role impinges on the service i.e., theatre team, Site matron and clinical flow manager, and advance clinical practitioners within orthopaedic team


About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Proven post-registration experience within orthopaedics/trauma
  • Proven experience of working at Band 6 level


Desirable

  • Strategic planning


Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with The Nursing & Midwifery Council
  • Nursing Degree or equivalent


Desirable

  • Management course


Knowledge

Essential

  • Degree level/undertaking a degree/evidence of degree work
  • Knowledge of clinical governance
  • Good understanding of Scope of Professional Practice


Desirable

  • IT skills


skill

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work alongside staff to teach and mentor


Desirable

  • Competent in the application of orthopaedic device (i.e. skin traction, POP, braces)


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

432-HR1546-24

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