The Trauma Coordinator CNM2 acts as a resource and facilitator to ensure patients with traumatic injuries receive timely, appropriate and coordinated assessment and treatment in line with HSE policies and procedures.

This will involve making best use of existing resources, working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure a consistent high quality approach to patient care management towards definitive treatment and discharge.

Key objectives include;

• Providing a patient focus,
• Reduction in NCHD workload by developing Nurse prescribing and Ordering of ionising radiation.
• Improved communication and effectiveness of Multidisciplinary team  members,
• Reduce avoidable pre and post operative delay in Care pathway,
• Contribute towards improved theatre utilisation,
• Minimise preoperative fasting as per Hospital policy and avoiding unnecessary fasting,
• Improve measurement of objective key standard and performance indicators (pre and post operative) such as those within TARN and the Irish Hip Fracture Database
• Reduction in average length of stay
• Reduction in clinical incidents relating to delayed surgery
• Contribute towards optimise theatre utilisation.
• Improve the quality and standard of the patient care pathway and experience

The trauma coordinator will work with relevant staff in further developing skills and competencies in the care management of patients with traumatic injuries. This post may develop in line with service requirements towards the development of specialist skills and conversion to a specialist nursing practice role in Orthopaedic Trauma Nursing.

The trauma co-ordinator will be embedded within the clinical team working along side frontline emergency department staff, the orthopaedic trauma team and the anaesthetic and theatre teams. The focus is on; reducing delays in the care pathway, improving the patient experience, care management process and patient outcomes through continual quality improvement. This approach will be grounded in evidence based practice.

The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.

HSE Dublin and North East provides health and social care to North Dublin, Louth, Meath,

Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.

HSE Dublin and North East Region includes the following hospitals;

• Beaumont Hospital
• Cavan General Hospital
• Connolly Hospital
• Louth County Hospital
• National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
• Monaghan General Hospital
• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Our Ladys Hospital Navan
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
• Rotunda Hospital

Each candidate must, at the latest date for receipt of completed applications for the post:

1. Professional Qualifications & Experience

• Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses maintained by Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be entitled to be so registered.

And

• Have at least 5 years post registration experience of which 2 must be in the speciality or related area.

And

Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

Relevant Attachment:

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