Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Department of Trauma, Orthopaedics & Plastics for a motivated, enthusiastic, flexible individual to join our Trauma Team.
To provide expert holistic care and advice to support trauma patients, providing safe and effective care with a positive patient experience. Act as the patients advocate throughout their journey. Assist with Orthopaedic clinical skills in a specialist area of care.
Main duties of the job
- Focus on pre-operative optimisation and contribute to the clinical management of all trauma patients admitted to the SRFT site.
- Act as an expert resource to the multidisciplinary trauma team, by providing specialist advice to support assessment, planning and implementation of care and where appropriate to deliver programmes of care.
- Provide specialist education and training to clinical staff.
- To work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team this includes our Orthopaedic Consultant trauma surgeons, service team, Anaesthetics, theatre teams, ward and outpatient staff and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in the formation, prioritisation of all theatre trauma lists and support the patient's pathway to theatre. Track and facilitate the trauma patient's progress.
- Take responsibility for own professional development, be accountable for own professional actions, work well independently and within a team, not directly supervised.
- To support in the development of the trauma service.
- To ensure that a focus is given to fractured neck of femur patients and monitoring and escalating best practice standards.
- Support the daily trauma meeting to ensure it is effective and patient focused.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Can demonstrate evidence based clinical knowledge in Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Can demonstrate basic IT skills
- Can communicate clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing with good interpersonal skills and initiative
- Evidence of involvement in teaching and mentoring learners
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Can demonstrate good organisation and team working skills
Essential
Essential
- Experience in service management or change management
Desirable
- Can demonstrate good team work
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Can demonstrate evidence based clinical knowledge in Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Can demonstrate basic IT skills
- Can communicate clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing with good interpersonal skills and initiative
- Evidence of involvement in teaching and mentoring learners
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Can demonstrate good organisation and team working skills
Essential
Essential
- Experience in service management or change management
Desirable
- Can demonstrate good team work
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).