Trauma Coordinator 2119TCOO25

HSE Workplace Health & Wellbeing; Louth; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Ireland seeks a Clinical Nurse Manager 2 to coordinate care for patients with traumatic injuries. This role emphasizes improving patient experiences and outcomes through evidence-based practices in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing nursing practices related to trauma healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience in trauma nursing is essential.
• Ability to work collaboratively within clinical teams.
• Strong communication skills and patient focus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure coordinated assessment and treatment of traumatic injuries.
• Reduce delays in the care pathway and improve patient outcomes.
• Develop nursing skills in Orthopaedic Trauma Nursing.

Skills

Patient care management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Nurse prescribing

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Before you apply

This job opportunity is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants.

Reference

2119TCOO25

Category

Nursing and Midwifery

Grade

2119 Clinical Nurse Manager 2

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Important Information

This job is in the HSE.

Health region

HSE Dublin and North East

County

• Louth
  
  

Location

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Recruiter

HSE Dublin and North East: North Dublin, Meath, Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan

Contract type

• Permanent Wholetime
  
  

Post specific related information

The Trauma Coordinator CNM2 acts as a resource and facilitator to ensure patients with traumatic injuries receive timely, appropriate and coordinated assessment and treatment in line with HSE policies and procedures.

This will involve making best use of existing resources, working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure a consistent high quality approach to patient care management towards definitive treatment and discharge.

Key objectives include;

• Providing a patient focus,
• Reduction in NCHD workload by developing Nurse prescribing and Ordering of ionising radiation.
• Improved communication and effectiveness of Multidisciplinary team members,
• Reduce avoidable pre and post operative delay in Care pathway,
• Contribute towards improved theatre utilisation,
• Minimise preoperative fasting as per Hospital policy and avoiding unnecessary fasting,
• Improve measurement of objective key standard and performance indicators (pre and post operative) such as those within TARN and the Irish Hip Fracture Database
• Reduction in average length of stay
• Reduction in clinical incidents relating to delayed surgery
• Contribute towards optimise theatre utilisation.
• Improve the quality and standard of the patient care pathway and experience
  
  

The trauma coordinator will work with relevant staff in further developing skills and competencies in the care management of patients with traumatic injuries. This post may develop in line with service requirements towards the development of specialist skills and conversion to a specialist nursing practice role in Orthopaedic Trauma Nursing.

The trauma co-ordinator will be embedded within the clinical team working along side frontline emergency department staff, the orthopaedic trauma team and the anaesthetic and theatre teams. The focus is on; reducing delays in the care pathway, improving the patient experience, care management process and patient outcomes through continual quality improvement. This approach will be grounded in evidence based practice.

Closing date

07/07/2025 12:00:00

Proposed interview date

TBC

Informal enquiries

Linda Keogh, [e-mail]

External link

https://careers-rcsihospitals.icims.com/jobs/4008/job