Major Trauma Rehabilitation Coordinator

Salford Royal is a regional major trauma centre providing acute major trauma services across the whole of Greater Manchester. In 2024 the service saw the opening of the Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital (GMMTH).

An exciting opportunity has arisen to undertake a Senior Major Trauma Co-ordinator role, as a secondment opportunity, to cover a secondment.

Applications are invited for a committed individual with a passion for major trauma care to join the Major Trauma Team and take the role as a Major Trauma rehabilitation Coordinator.

As part of the Major Trauma Team you will be responsible for the coordination of the major trauma patients care and the journey through the trust from the Emergency Department to discharge or rehabilitation.

The role will focus on facilitating patient flow in Major Trauma rehabilitation pathways and discharge planning., To provide specialist support in the assessment, planning and implementation of care for major trauma patients admitted to Salford Royal. This will include work across the organisation to coordinate thecare of all patients who require specialist rehabilitation. It would include coordinating the patients care whilst they are in the acute setting, identifying the appropriate pathway and facilitating the transfer to the appropriate facility.

The Rehabilitation Coordinator will work as an integral member of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team to coordinate the rehabilitation patient pathway from admission through to discharge. This will include all patients admitted to the Major Trauma Centre at Salford Royal identified as having complex rehabilitation needs.

They will be a representative for rehabilitation at Major Trauma Governance and associated forums locally at Salford Royal. They will also represent rehabilitation at Salford Royal at a Network andNational level. This will involve participating in various forums with potential to feedback data on any projects being completed to enhance patient care

Working with other members of the major trauma team you will ensure the completion of the rehabilitation assessments within the national guidelines time limits and the completion of the rehabilitation prescription. You will be accountable for your own professional actions and not directly supervised.

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.