Trauma Rehabilitation Coordinator - Carmarthen, United Kingdom - Hywel Dda University Health Board

Hywel Dda University Health Board

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Carmarthen, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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We are looking for an experienced member of staff to join the Major Trauma Team.

Working as a Rehabilitation coordinator, you will be informed of all major Trauma patient admissions for all specialties, coordinating the ongoing care including discharge planning, transfer and rehabilitation needs of patients.

You will act as a single point of contact for liaison with Major Trauma Centres and Trauma units to arrange repatriations, gaining thorough handover of patient status in particular completing the Rehabilitation Prescription.

You will need to be confident and proactive in your communication skills and caseload management.

You will actively participate in relevant Trauma Network and Health Board meetings, reviews, carry out local and national audits and support the development and review of procedures, guidelines and protocols.

The role as well as being busy and varied, will also enable you to consolidate your clinical knowledge and develop skills as a Band 7 in project management, audit and service development.

The Rehabilitation Co-ordinator will be responsible for assessing, co-ordinating and overseeing the rehabilitation for all major trauma patients during their acute phase of care, through to discharge for rehabilitation or repatriation within the Network and beyond.

They will work with the MTCC's and ward MDT to holistically assess the rehabilitation needs and goals for all MTC patients.

The MTC Rehabilitation Co-ordinator will attend the weekly rehabilitation multidisciplinary team meeting to discuss all current in patients.

Provide clinical coordination to ensure that all rehabilitation services work collaboratively to improve the rehabilitation provided, with a focus on the patient achieving the best possible outcome.

The Rehabilitation Coordinator will have regular communication with multidisciplinary teams within the MTCs, TUs, Rehabilitation units and community teams and will handover patient's rehabilitation goals as necessary and be responsible for on-going development of and completion of the Rehabilitation Prescription.

There will be a responsibility to provide support to other clinical staff within the hospital and to provide teaching sessions as needed in relation to rehabilitation after major trauma.

The Rehabilitation Co-ordinator will participate in completion of nationally required audits and reviews results from PROMS and will review outlier patients.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties.

Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.

We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals:
Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals:
Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (five of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.

If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these mínimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 25/08/2023.