Major Trauma Rehabilitation Coordinator - Major Trauma Service

Cambridge University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two Major Trauma Rehabilitation Coordinators to cover maternity leave within the Major Trauma Service at the Cambridge Major Trauma Centre. You will coordinate rehabilitation across the pathway, work with multidisciplinary teams, and lead transitions from admission through to discharge.

Ideal candidates are organised clinicians with extensive major trauma experience, able to use clinical judgement and drive service development within

Qualifications

• Significant experience in major trauma rehabilitation.
• Registered physiotherapist with HCPC registration.
• Post-registration CPD relevant to major trauma care.
• Teaching qualification or equivalent is desirable.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate the major trauma rehabilitation pathway across the centre and network.
• Identify ongoing specialist and non-specialist rehabilitation needs early in admission.
• Support onward pathway planning and post-discharge follow-up within MDTs.
• Coordinate in-patient to outpatient transitions and ensure Rehabilitation Prescription is completed before discharge.

Skills

Major trauma rehab

Clinical decision making

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a two Major Trauma Rehabilitation Coordinators, within our Major Trauma Service at the Cambridge Major Trauma Centre to cover maternity leave.

We are looking for passionate and experienced physiotherapists to facilitate and coordinate the rehabilitation of patients on the major trauma pathway. Major Trauma patients are complex with multidisciplinary needs and can require specialist and non-specialist rehabilitation input. We required dynamic individuals that can coordinate and provide the holistic approach from admission right through to rehabilitation and onward journey.

You must be organised and methodical, work effectively within the wider multidisciplinary teams and be able to use your own initiative and clinical judgement to support decision making and ensuring timely care is provided through the trauma rehabilitation pathway.

Navigating the complexity of the care and rehabilitation pathways for these major trauma patients makes this role very exciting, with capacity for innovation, service development projects and working in the ever-evolving Major Trauma Service at the Major Trauma Centre. We require individuals with equal knowledge and skills to drive excellent patient care forward and be a true patient advocate.

The two posts are a 12 month secondment / fixed term posts to cover maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

Working within the Major Trauma Service, you will be responsible for the coordination and facilitation of the major trauma rehabilitation pathway, across the Major Trauma Centre, linking in with relevant professionals across the Major Trauma Centre and the Major Trauma Network.

Working closely with the wider Major Trauma Service multi-disciplinary team, and the wider MTC Major Trauma Rehabilitation Consultant team, in patient therapy teams identify the projected on-going specialist and non-specialist rehabilitation needs for major trauma patients at an early stage of admission and support the onward pathway planning and post discharge follows-up.

Working with the in-patient therapy teams and Rehabilitation Consultant team coordinate each element of in-patient transitions of rehabilitation care between clinical and therapy teams and coordinating each phase from in-patient to outpatient's follow-ups.

Ensure all major trauma patients have a completed rehabilitation prescription in line with national standards and Best Practice Tariff targets, ensuring onward plans and goals are articulated to onward acute providers or community teams. Ensure the process and completion is coordinated and the Rehabilitation Prescription is verified prior to the patient discharge.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 19th October 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 3rd November 2026.

Benefits to you

• At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries.
• Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site.
• Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals.
• We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
• On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues.
• Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.
• CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances.
• Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
• Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
• We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name Rebekah Roach Job title Major Trauma Service Lead Practitioner Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01223 349757

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered professional of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or equivalent (if physiotherapist)
• Member of the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
• At least one relevant post registration course
• Proven CPD relevant to the assessment process/ clinical area complex patient group
• Teaching Qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Desirable

• Research Module
• Post registration qualification in speciality
• Master's Degree (Level 7).

Experience

Essential

• Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert specialist physiotherapy skills.
• Accept personal accountability for own practice.
• Experience of formal/informal teaching
• Experience of initiating change.

Desirable

• Experience of managing patients requiring non-invasive ventilator support within scope of practice

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of evidence-based practice
• Understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Understand of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this.
• Understanding of rehabilitation services in the EoE, including referral pathways for onward placements
• Ability to assess complex information, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options.
• Ability to solve problems within the team and make decisions where there are a range of options including clinical and strategic issues
• Assess and manage risk in own area.
• Evaluation of clinical and non-clinical interventions of self and your team
• Comprehensive knowledge of rehabilitation pathways and services in the East of England.

Desirable

• Evaluation of clinical and non-clinical interventions of self and your team
• Comprehensive knowledge of rehabilitation pathways and services in the East of England.

Skills

Essential

• Complete comprehensive therapy assessments and treatments for complex major trauma patients using clinical reasoning skills
• Organisational abilities to manage own caseload with autonomy
• Ability to communicate at a senior level using clear and concise verbal and non-verbal methods

Desirable

• Ability to encourage and motivate others to establish and work towards common outcomes and goals

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).