Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner

NHS Jobs; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Melbourne is seeking an experienced senior trauma nurse to lead the major trauma team across the patient pathway, ensuring timely assessments, investigations and prompt treatment in line with protocols and standards.

You will chair daily trauma ward rounds, coordinate transfer and discharge planning, liaise with regional units, support rehabilitation pathways with therapy teams, and contribute to data collection and KPI reporting while

Qualifications

• Lead trauma patient assessments and ensure investigations per protocols.
• Chair daily major trauma ward rounds and complete tertiary surveys.
• Liaise with regional trauma units to ensure patient flow and reverse transfers.
• Act as senior nurse for trauma team calls when on duty.
• Provide clinical expertise within a multidisciplinary team.
• Support development of trauma services through evidence-based practice.
• Alert management to access/capacity issues promptly.
• Engage with patients and families to address needs and maintain communication.
• Develop auditable standards of care and present reports.
• Attend major trauma meetings and contribute to data collection.

Responsibilities

• Lead trauma patient assessments and ensure investigations per protocols.
• Coordinate daily major trauma ward rounds and tertiary surveys to ensure proactive management across the pathway.
• Liaise with regional units to maintain patient flow and facilitate reverse transfers.
• Serve as senior nurse for trauma team calls when on duty.
• Provide clinical expertise within a multidisciplinary team and promote best practice.
• Contribute to clinical development of the trauma service via evidence-based standards.
• Notify senior management of access/capacity issues in a timely manner.
• Communicate clearly with patients and families to meet individual needs.
• Develop auditable standards of care and present related reports.
• Participate in major trauma meetings and support data collection for monitoring.

Job description

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 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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust