Emergency Service Division - Trauma Nurse Coordinator
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 experience nurse to join our Trauma service for the next 18months, to ensure an efficient, safe high quality service is delivered to our patients.
This post will be based at UCLH within Emergency Service division, closely working with our emergency, acute medicine teams, and across Trust boards.
Candidates should have experience in emergency or/and trauma care, demonstrate excellent communication skills and ability to manage a patient caseload.
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 on-going development of clinical practice, research, and standards of care within the service, including 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 services users and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and improved patient experience
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For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row. UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
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