Spinal Cord Injury Specialist Nurse | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Preston is seeking an experienced spinal cord injury nurse to join their Major Trauma Team. The role involves assessing patients, formulating care plans, and supporting patients and families throughout their pathway. Candidates should have a proven track record in spinal cord injury nursing, clinical skills, and the ability to function autonomously. This demanding position offers a chance to make a significant impact on patient care in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Must possess necessary clinical skills to deliver high standard of care.
• Able to assess and formulate effective care plans for SCI patients.
• Experience in training and supporting clinical teams and patients.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous SCI Specialist Nurse.
• Deliver clinical and core nursing skills to meet needs of SCI patients.
• Provide expert advice on spinal cord injury treatment pathways.
• Contribute to service development and education delivery.
• Participate in research and clinical audits.

Skills

Current nursing experience in spinal cord injury

Ability to function autonomously

Expertise in clinical skills and interventions

Ability to provide training and guidance

Job description

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced spinal cord injury nurse to join our well established Major Trauma Team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

We are looking for an exceptional and committed nurse who possesses the necessary clinical skills and expertise to deliver a high standard of care to our Spinal Cord Injured patients (traumatic and non-traumatic).

The successful candidate will be fully supported by the Major Trauma Clinical Practitioner team, the Major Trauma Clinical Manager, Major Trauma Clinical Leads and the Spinal teams.

Working alongside nurses, AHPs and doctors from specialties from across the Trust, the post holder will be responsible for the assessment of SCI patients, the formulation of effective care plans, providing training and guidance to clinical teams, and the support of patients and their families throughout their pathway.

This is a demanding but very rewarding role, and the ideal candidate will have current nursing experience in spinal cord injury and will have the ability to function autonomously and decisively.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
• To work as an autonomous SCI Specialist Nurse.
• To deliver a range of clinical and core nursing skills and interventions to meet the physiological and psychosocial needs of SCI patients.
• To provide expert advice related to spinal cord injury and related treatment pathways.
• Focus on improving patient care and service development.
• To assess patients holistically, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care.
• To provide specialist advice to patient families and carers and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• To contribute to the development of the workforce through developing and delivering education and training.
• To support service development and the ongoing development of the spinal cord injury pathway.
• To participate in research activity and clinical audits in own specialist area.
• To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure the cohesive management of patients.
• To act as a key worker for SCI patients as appropriate across the patient’s pathway.


This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025