Plastic Surgery Trauma Coordinator

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Job

overview

This is a developmental post requiring willingness to undertake advanced practice modules or work toward an accredited pathway in which to fully achieve the following:

• Under supervision and support of the Lead Trauma Nurse Coordinator and Matron, the post holder will provide constant, high-quality continuity to the Plastics and burns team for the trauma cohort.
• Working in-line with the junior doctors under the supervision of the Consultant.

Using a background of Plastics Surgery and Burns Nursing , the post holder will continue to develop skills in the development of best individualized patient care pathways. The role requires the candidate to have a willingness to work towards enhanced practice. The development of history taking, clinical examination, interpretation and subsequently the diagnosis and personalized management planning of the patient specific to the clinical specialty of Plastic surgery and Burns.

The post holder will act as a senior nurse within the Plastic Surgery and Burns Trauma service, a highly visible role, accessible to patients, carers and staff for assistance advice and support to both Trauma and Elective patients in all sub specialty teams. Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the coordination of the Plastic Surgery trauma services
• liaising with the emergency department and other outside referrers regarding admissions to plastics
• attend the daily trauma meeting and liaise with ANP regarding overnight admissions and location of the patients
• take lead responsibility for producing the daily Trauma whiteboard spreadsheet for the MDT meeting
• Ensuring patient episodes are appropriately coded and recorded
• Liaise with various health care professionals to ensure that each patient’s hospital episode is managed in the most effective and efficient way, in line with the Trust strategy on patient-centred care
• Plan date of surgery and ensure relevant investigations are carried out in timely fashion
• Facilitate scheduling of patients awaiting Plastics trauma whilst ensuing effective utilisation of theatre sessions, minimize cancelations and optimise pre-operative pathways (assessments and scheduling)
• Assist in the data collection on Plastics trauma pathways by means of quantitative/qualitative audit, on-going monitoring, and general feedback
• Maintain close liaison with patients, carers, families and next of kins
• Prioritise workload and liaise closely with on call team
• The post holder will be responsible for managing the flow of trauma patients from point of referral, assessment, admission, surgery and discharge.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building  are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, our Trust is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North Wales (such as Portishead or Chepstow).

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Working with the staff on plastics ward and outlying wards to arrange admissions , improve length of stay and patient experience.
• Triaging referrals and arranging reviews as needed, arranging suitable theatre times and ensuring all pre-op tests have been carried out and act on any abnormalities. The post…