Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner

Band 7

Permanent

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Nights Rotation)

The Major Trauma Centre at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an experienced Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner.

Are you an experienced nurse looking to enhance your skill within this exciting speciality? If so, we would like to hear from you.

We are an established trauma centre with excellent clinical patient outcomes .

You will work alongside the 5 existing Major Trauma Nurse Practitioners coordinating the care of the Major Trauma patients through the accident and emergency department at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust . Minimum of 12 months experience is essential to this role.

Major Trauma Centre at Liverpool University Hospital is now in its 12th year and compromises of a wide range of roles within the multidisciplinary team to include nurses , medical staff , therapists and managers .

We pride ourselves as a care group on the positive relationships we have which support excellent clinical outcomes for our patients .

Liverpool University Hospitals is an excellent place to work and develop professionally within your career.

As a Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner you will work alongside the existing team coordinating the care of all major trauma patients through the accident and emergency department .

You will be part of a large multidisciplinary team involved in the care of the Major Trauma patients .

You will use advanced clinical ,analytical and decision making skills to assess the needs of the patients admitted under the criteria of major trauma from admission and throughout their full stay up until and including their rehabilitation and discharge .

You will ensure continuity of care for the patient and their family and offer advice and support and ward teams , acting as an expert in Major Trauma Care , advising on the most suitable treatment when required .

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page .

Key Responsibilities

To ensure all Trauma patients are appropriately assessed, investigations ordered

and treatment commenced in line with protocols, policies and procedures.

Take a lead role in the daily major trauma ward round and completion of tertiary

surveys in order to ensure the proactive management of trauma patients across the

whole pathway.

Liaise with regional trauma units to ensure effective patient flow, taking an active role

in facilitating the reverse transfer process.

Act as senior nurse for the trauma team calls when on duty.

To provide clinical expertise and specialist advice within this area of practice, as part

of a multi-disciplinary team.

To provide high quality clinical care and assist in the clinical development of the

trauma service by ensuring the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards

within the speciality.

To alert senior clinical and operational management staff regarding any operational

issues relating to access/capacity in a timely manner, to allow any further action to be

taken.

To ensure good communications with patients/clients and relatives/carers to enable

individual needs to be met, and address any issues identified.

To develop auditable standards of care producing and presenting reports as required.

To attend and participate in key major trauma meetings.

To take responsibility for data collection as required supporting the monitoring and

development of the major trauma system.

Work collaboratively with and support staff in the Emergency Department, Critical

Care and the Major Trauma Ward.

To support the co-ordination of rehabilitation pathway with the therapy teams for

trauma patients.

Work closely with TARN Co-ordinators to ensure trauma key performance indicators

and BPT measures are met across sites.

Represent the MTCC major trauma centre at external events both regionally and nationally.