South Wales Trauma Network Paediatric Clinical Lead

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for providing the strategic direction, leadership and vision regarding the planning and implementation of the Paediatric pathway for major trauma within the South Wales Trauma Network.

This role will be expected to work closely with:

• Clinical Director for the network.
• Network Manager
• Clinical and managerial leads within each stakeholder organisation across the network including the paediatric lead in the Major Trauma Centre (MTC).

Main duties of the job

The specific responsibilities of the job includes:

• Report into the network governance structures as required.
• Oversee review of clinical governance issues from across the network pertaining to Paediatric Trauma, ensuring lessons are learnt and that it informs a process of clinical audit, risk management and continuous quality improvement.
• Attend case quality review and governance meetings pertaining to Paediatric trauma inviting participation from across the network.
• Lead review and development of new and existing policies against changes in evidence base and standards.
• Review of trauma network dashboard (including validated data from the National Major Trauma Registry (NMTR) to inform areas of improvement and risk.
• Encourage and facilitate communication across professional boundaries to ensure a seamless provision of major trauma services.
• Support the production of reports used for performance management of the network including an annual report.
• Participate in annual network peer review, ensuring learning informs a process of continuous quality improvement.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cozy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.