Major Trauma Rehab Lead

We have an exciting opportunity for a substantive Major Trauma Rehab Lead (0.6wte Band 8a) within the Regional Major Trauma Rehab Unit. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative AHP or Nurse, with significant rehabilitation experience at a senior level, to co-lead the major trauma rehabilitation team. The major trauma rehabilitation team provide specialist rehabilitation input to a 10 bedded inpatient unit (7 days a week) and multi-disciplinary (MDT) out-patient clinic for patients admitted following major trauma. The major trauma rehab leads provide operational day to day management and leadership to the major trauma rehab team and work with the trauma coordinators and rehabilitation consultants to support patients through the clinical pathway, providing continuity and advocacy for the patients rehabilitation needs. The post holder will also initially take a lead in governance and quality assurance for the major trauma rehabilitation team as the governance lead. This element of the role will rotate amongst the three rehab leads. We welcome candidates with a passion for and experience of delivery of specialist rehabilitation for patients with complex musculoskeletal and or neurological injuries, excellent communication skills and experience in quality and service development.Main duties of the job

• Interview date: Monday 27 January 2025
• 22 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE We are looking for someone who is a dynamic and positive leader with a passion for delivering excellence, quality and improvement for staff and patients within the major trauma rehabilitation service. The main dimension's of this role are:
• Effective communication across a range of individuals and groups and groups on highly complex, potentially stressful topics in a range of situations.
• Development of own and others knowledge and practice across professional and organizational boundaries
• Work closely with the MDT in managing a caseload of patients who have sustained serious and major trauma to ensure that all patients receive rehabilitation assessment and prescription in a timely manner and facilitate transfers to other services
Develop links across the Trust and Region with all stakeholders to drive service improvement and review

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site) o Newcastle Dental Hospital o Newcastle Fertility Centre o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria o Northern Genetics Service o Cramlington Manor Walks These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.