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Official document: 55727539 Paediatric Trauma Co-ordinator Band 6 Job Description U (doc)
JOB DESCRIPTION

POST: Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics Co-ordinator

LOCATION: Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics, RBHSC

GRADE: Band 6

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

REPORTS TO: Fracture Clinic Sister

RESPONSIBLE TO: Service Manager, RBHSC Surgery and Anaesthetics

JOB SUMMARY/MAIN PURPOSE:
The post holder will:
Co-ordinate the activity of Paediatric trauma patients within RBHSC/ MPH, focusing on improving quality and enhancing access.

Provide effective and efficient management of these patients allowing for safe and timely operative procedure.

Act as a clinical expert and professional resource to the Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic multi-disciplinary team within RBHSC / MPH.

Liaise closely with members of the multi-disciplinary team to improve channels of communication, allow maximum utilisation of resources and promote continuity and co-ordination in the RBHSC / MPH and feeder hospitals.

Work as an autonomous practitioner, providing expert advice and support to facilitate high quality, individualised care to the Paediatric trauma patient in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

Clinical and Operational Responsibilities
Ensure all paediatric trauma patients are appropriately assessed, investigations are ordered promptly and treatment is commenced in accordance with Trust protocols and clinical guidelines.
In collaboration with the Theatre Manager, Consultants, Registrars and Physicians, compile and coordinate daily theatre lists, ensuring patients are medically optimised and theatre sessions are utilised to maximum capacity and effectiveness.
Initiate, expedite and coordinate relevant investigations under the direction of anaesthetic, surgical and medical teams to support timely access to theatre, reporting findings to the appropriate clinician.
Ensure theatre scheduling adheres to clinical priority, outcome targets and service requirements, including routine, specialist and elective procedures.
Negotiate additional operating sessions in response to service demand, recognising escalation triggers related to increased trauma activity, and escalate unresolved theatre capacity issues to the Assistant Service Manager.
Liaise with surgical teams to ensure appropriate theatre kits are requested and ordered by theatre staff at the relevant site.
Undertake comprehensive preoperative patient assessments, ensuring all required investigations are completed and results communicated in line with agreed protocols.
Participate in Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) scheduling meetings
Ensure the Anaesthetist has all relevant clinical information required to assess patients for theatre and expedite any outstanding investigations.
Assist with virtual fracture clinic as required alongside MDT

Leadership and Management
Act as a role model and clinical expert, contributing to the development and implementation of policies, protocols and standard operating procedures.
Effectively prioritise workload and manage time to deliver a highquality, evidencebased service.
Promote effective communication across the multidisciplinary team, liaising with ward staff, surgeons, theatres and other hospital departments.
Foster a positive learning culture within the department, taking responsibility for personal professional development and supporting the development of others.
Lead and participate in annual staff development reviews, ensuring effective implementation of the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF).

Delivery of Organisational Objectives
Promote continuous quality improvement through audit, patient feedback and reflective practice within the team.
Develop and maintain a Paediatric Fracture Services database, including data input, analysis and production of reports for operational and clinical outcome monitoring
Produce daily preoperative inpatient and traumaathome reports for Senior Management and liaise with Musgrave Park Hospital regarding crosssite procedural suitability.
Provide the Service Manager with fortnightly reports on theatre session utilisation, documenting and analysing causes of delay.
Attend meetings with surgical teams to validate and prioritise waiting lists.
Participate in weekly MDT meetings to support surgery planning for trauma and elective patients.
Actively participate in Trust groups and committees as required.

Enhancing the Patient Experience
Promote a culture of personcentred care that respects equality, diversity and individual patient needs.
Develop effective communication strategies for patients, relatives and carers, recognising and addressing barriers to understanding.
Ensure safe, coordinated and efficient patient journeys through effective planning, including smooth transitions between care settings.
Manage compliments and complaints in line with HSC Trust policy.

General Responsibilities
The post holder will:
Maintain professional registration and revalidation with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Practice with personal accountability in accordance with the NMC Code of Practice.
Ensure systems support a safe environment for patients and staff within clinical governance and risk management frameworks.
Comply with Health and Safety legislation and Trust policies.
Adhere to, and contribute to, the development of Trust strategies, policies, procedures, guidelines and codes of conduct.
Undertake other duties as required to meet service needs
Comply with Trust Child Safeguarding Policies and Procedures and adhere to SBNI regional Policies and Procedures (2017)

General Responsibilities

Employees of the Trust are required to promote and support the mission and vision of the service for which they are responsible and:

At all times provide a caring service and to treat those with whom they come into contact in a courteous and respectful manner.
The post holder will promote and support effective team working, fostering a culture of openness and transparency. The post holder will ensure that they take all concerns raised with them seriously and act in accordance with Belfast Trust’s Whistleblowing Policy and their professional code of conduct, where applicable.
Demonstrate their commitment by their regular attendance and the efficient completion of all tasks allocated to them.
Comply with the Trust’s Smoke Free Policy.
Carry out their duties and responsibilities in compliance with the Health and Safety Policies and Statutory Regulations.
Adhere to Equality and Good Relations duties throughout the course of their employment.
Ensure the ongoing confidence of the public in-service provision.
Maintain high standards of personal accountability.
Comply with the HPSS Code of Conduct.

Information Governance
 
All employees of Belfast Health & Social Care Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, including patient/client, corporate and administrative records whether paper based or electronic and also including e-mails.  All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environment Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant and to comply with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust policies on Information Governance including for example the ICT Security Policy, Data Protection Policy and Records Management Policy and to seek advice if in doubt.
For further information on how we use your personal data within HR, please refer to the Privacy Notice available on the LOOP or Your HR

Environmental Cleaning Strategy

The Trusts Environmental Cleaning Strategy recognizes the key principle that “Cleanliness matters is everyone’s responsibility, not just the cleaners” Whilst there are staff employed who are responsible for cleaning services, all Trust staff have a responsibility to ensure a clean, comfortable, safe environment for patients, clients, residents, visitors, staff and members of the general public.

Infection Prevention and Control

The Belfast Trust is committed to reducing Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and all staff have a part to play in making this happen. Staff must comply with all policies in relation to Infection Prevention and Control and with ongoing reduction strategies. Standard Infection Prevention and Control Precautions must be used at all times to ensure the safety of patients and staff.
This includes:-
Cleaning hands either with soap and water or a hand sanitiser at the appropriate times (WHO ‘5 moments’);
Using the correct ‘7 step’ hand hygiene technique;
Being ‘bare below the elbows’ when in a clinical environment;
Following Trust policies and the Regional Infection Control Manual (found on intranet);
Wearing the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE);
Ensuring correct handling and disposal of waste (including sharps)  and laundry;
Ensuring all medical devices (equipment) are decontaminated appropriately i.e. cleaned, disinfected and/or sterilised;
Ensuring compliance with High Impact Interventions.

Personal Public Involvement

Staff members are expected to involve patients, clients, carers and the wider community were relevant, in developing, planning and delivering our services in a meaningful and effective way, as part of the Trust’s ongoing commitment to Personal Public Involvement (PPI).
Please use the link below to access the PPI standards leaflet for further information.
http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/PPI_leaflet.pdf

This job description is an outline of the post as it is currently perceived by the Trust and may be subject to review because of a changing and developing service.

This job description is not meant to be definitive and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

HSC Values

Belfast Trust aims to recruit staff not only with the right skills but also with the right values to ensure the delivery of excellent care and experience. Staff behavior is expected to be guided by HSC values noted below.

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE / BAND: Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic Co-ordinator Band 6

DEPT / DIRECTORATE: Child Health and NISTAR Division
Directorate

Notes to applicants:
You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.
Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out below, using the information provided by you on your application form. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined below at shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet the desirable criteria.
Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage.
You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Factor
Criteria
Method of Assessment

Qualifications
Registration
Experience
Registered Nurse on Part 1 (Child) or Part 1 (Adult) of the NMC Register.

Three years’ experience (within the last five years) working as a Registered Nurse in a Fracture Trauma / Orthopaedics Environment /Service.

Shortlisting by Application Form

Knowledge
Skills
Abilities
Evidence of working with a multi-disciplinary team.

Evidence of personal and professional development within the last two years.

Evidence of a working knowledge of computer software used within the Health and Social Care services for clinical care

Must be able to demonstrate a central core of knowledge, skills and competencies to support a range of clinical activities essential to the care of trauma patients.

Demonstrate good communication skills.

Shortlisting by Application Form

Shortlisting by Interview

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

Desirable criteria will ONLY be used where it is necessary to introduce additional job related criteria to ensure files are manageable. You should therefore make it clear on your application form how you meet these. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted.

Factor
Criteria
Method of Assessment

Qualifications
Registration
Experience
Have a degree relating to Nursing Practice / Health Care
Post-graduate certificate in Applied Fracture Trauma, Orthopaedic Nursing or Specialist Practice in Orthopaedics

Shortlisting by Application Form

Knowledge
Skills
Abilities
Experience of clinical audit and evaluation of services.

Working knowledge of computer software packages e.g. Microsoft Word and Excel.

Shortlisting by Application Form

And

Interview / Test

NOTE:
Where educational/professional qualifications form part of the criteria you will be required, if shortlisted for interview, to produce original certificates and one photocopy of same issued by the appropriate authority. Only those certificates relevant to the shortlisting criteria should be produced. If educational certificates are not available an original letter and photocopy of same detailing examination results from your school or college will be accepted as an alternative.

If successful you will be required to produce documentary evidence that you are legally entitled to live and work in the United Kingdom. This documentation can be a P45, Payslip, National Insurance Card or a Birth Certificate confirming birth in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. Failure to produce evidence will result in a non-appointment.

Where a post involves working in regulated activity with vulnerable groups, post holders will be required to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority.