Job overview
We are looking for a flexible, innovative and resilient team-oriented health care professional to join the MTC team as Rehabilitation Coordinator. This candidate will join us in achieving our vision for excellence in major trauma rehabilitation.
The major trauma case load consists of children and adults who have sustained a wide-ranging combination of traumatic injuries: brain, spinal, orthopaedic, soft tissue and chest trauma. The post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with individual service users and their support network to provide a comprehensive rehabilitation co-ordination service across both MTC and Network. They will be required to use advanced clinical skills to guide decision-making that ensures the delivery of a holistic and bespoke rehabilitation plan for each major trauma patient.
The John Radcliffe site hosts both the Adult and Children’s Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for the Thames Valley Trauma Network (TVTN). The MTC provides high quality care for the most severely injured patients across the region. The delivery of this expert care is dependent on the integration of specialist teams from the pre-hospital, resuscitation, definitive care and rehabilitation phases.
For further information or informal visits please contact:
Julie Wright, Nurse Consultant, Trauma -
Munn-Tze Bong, Major Trauma Rehabilitation Co-ordinator
Lucy Stevens, Major Trauma Rehabilitation Co-ordinator
Main duties of the job
1. To work as part of a specialist MTR Team, coordinating the multidisciplinary team (MDT) involved in major trauma rehabilitation.
2. To be responsible for ensuring the completion of the RP and its integration throughout the rehabilitation pathway within the TVTN, ensuring quality of care and meeting requirements to achieve the Best Practice Tariff (BPT).
3. To support the implementation and integration of the RP throughout the TVTN.
4. To ensure that the standard of care delivered to major trauma patients is maintained when they are transferred from the MTC. The postholder’s advanced clinical skills and experience will guide decision making regarding ongoing rehabilitation requirements.
5. To work closely with the Trauma Information Office (TIO) to identify major trauma patients admitted to the MTC, and be responsible for the collection and evaluation of patient related data alongside colleagues in the TIO.
6. To work closely with associated specialties within the hospital and community and participate in training and academic workshops within the MDT.
7. To provide clinical leadership to develop skills of the therapy staff involved in trauma rehabilitation across the TVTN. There is a requirement to supervise and teach recently qualified therapists / therapy assistants / students and to be involved in teaching MDT staff.
8. To lead evaluation and development of clinical practice within trauma rehabilitation.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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