What are the responsibilities and job description for the Major Trauma Rehab Lead position at Freeman Hospital?
Employer heading
Major Trauma Rehab Lead
Band 8a
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job Overview
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
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
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Victoria Mitchinson Job title Head of Service - Physiotherapy Email address [email protected] Telephone number 0191 9177309
Major Trauma Rehab Lead
Band 8a
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job Overview
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: 03 March 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.
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
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
- Freeman Hospital
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
- Cramlington Manor Walks
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- To provide operational day to day management and leadership to the major trauma rehabilitation team
- Within the MTC to work with the trauma coordinators, Rehabilitation Medicine (RM) Consultant, therapy teams and other medical and nursing staff to support the patient’s discharged home.
- To liaise with health professionals in other parts of the patient pathway including community therapy teams, GPs, District Nurses and voluntary and independent sector organisations as needed. To liaise with and support patient’s families and carers.
- To coordinate and lead the trauma rehabilitation team multidisciplinary team meeting.
- To coordinate the rehabilitation care pathway of patients following serious or major trauma admitted to Major Trauma Rehabilitation ward who need ongoing rehabilitation as a result of their injuries, working as part of the multi-disciplinary trauma team.
- To liaise with Therapy, Nursing and Rehabilitation Medicine staff facilitating engagement in the rehabilitation prescription process, by identifying and coordinating patients for review.
- To provide specialist advice to support assessment, planning and implementation of care, as part of the team responsible for programmes of rehabilitation for patients who have sustained Major Trauma and serious trauma.
- To pro-actively facilitate transfer to an appropriate rehabilitation setting in a timely manner, where the prescribed programme of care can be delivered.
- Accountable for own professional actions, not directly supervised.
- To have specialist knowledge and expertise in the rehabilitation of patients who have sustained major and serious trauma, including the rehabilitation of patients with musculoskeletal trauma, head injury, spinal cord injury and other neurological injuries.
- To provide specialist education and training to other staff and learners.
- To ensure data and outcome measures for all patients is recorded and used appropriately to improve patient care and support service development
- To carry a clinical caseload of the most complex patient journey through the clinical pathway, providing continuity and advocacy of the patients’ rehabilitation needs as they move from one clinical setting to the next.
- To work with the trauma coordinators and clinical team to identify patients with ISS over 8, who need a rehabilitation prescription and to have input into the Rehabilitation Prescription process with the clinical teams, using knowledge of the patient and their carers and social circumstances to aid assessment of their rehabilitation needs.
- To provide support for patients with ISS>16 and work with the Rehab Medicine Consultant and clinical teams to identify and address rehabilitation needs in this group. To attend and contribute to (2-3x weekly) RM rounds for this group.
- To proactively support the patient and clinical team in clarifying ongoing rehabilitation arrangements for those moving on to another service or being
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Qualified Allied Health Professional or Nurse
- Masters level qualification (or working towards i.e. established on pathway) or evidence of specialist training, experience or short courses equivalent to Masters level
- Current registration with HCPC or NMC
- Relevant professional qualification (Nursing)
- Management/leadership qualification
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience with significant experience of rehabilitation practices at a senior level
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in rehabilitation supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- Job Description (PDF, 216.6KB)
- Person Specification (PDF, 216.6KB)
- Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Victoria Mitchinson Job title Head of Service - Physiotherapy Email address [email protected] Telephone number 0191 9177309
