Trauma Nurse Coordinator

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Site UCLH Town London Salary £54,320 – £60,981 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 02/04/2025 23:59

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Job overview

UCLH is a designated Trauma Unit (TU) as part of the North East London and Essex Trauma Network (NELETN). We are looking to recruit an experienced nurse to join our Trauma service for the next 18 months, to ensure an efficient, safe high-quality service is delivered to our patients.

This post will be based at UCLH within the Emergency Service division, closely working with our emergency and acute medicine teams, and across Trust boards.

Candidates should have experience in emergency and/or trauma care, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage a patient caseload.

Main duties of the job

In partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary team, the Trauma Nurse Coordinator will develop, implement, and evaluate a trauma pathway, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of trauma care. They act as a lead trauma nurse specialist and will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the service, providing specialist advice, education, and support to healthcare professionals and patients. The post holder will actively undertake clinical audits and research within the specialist area.

The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research, and standards of care within the service, including the development of policies, protocols, and guidelines and contribute to service developments in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues. The post holder will also ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users and always work in a manner that promotes dignity and improved patient experience.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specializes in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person specification

Education/Qualification/Experience

• Registered Nurse with the NMC
• Significant experience in Emergency care and management of trauma patients
• Specialist trauma education such as: ATNC/ETC, Competent in Advanced Life support
• Mentorship or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Leadership course/training

Aptitude, abilities and characteristics

• Strong clinical leadership skills and an effective role model
• High level of clinical acumen
• Able to prioritise
• Able to use own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Able to adapt to changing situations
• Ability to think logically, to make decisions, cope with stress, and work with all levels of staff
• Evidence of commitment to developing the ACP service
• Understand team nursing and team working

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork, and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation, and creativity.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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