Job overview

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is an established and top performing Major Trauma Centre.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic clinician with appropriate qualifications and experience to join the Major Trauma Service within our ED resus trauma practitioner team. As an integral part of the Major Trauma Service the resus practitioners are based within the ED Resus Department. The role includes the reception of major trauma patients, initial assessment and stabilisation including airway management, and safe transfer for on-going care. The resus practitioners also support the duty anaesthetist service. This involves supporting airway management in both adult and paediatric patients, assisting with invasive pain management system insertion and assisting massive haemorrhage protocol (MHP) transfusions across the wider hospital.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders.

If you are invited to attend interview you will be asked to set up an account with the Trac recruitment system in order to confirm your interview time.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

The role is very varied, fast paced and will allow the post holder to develop their knowledge, confidence and extended skills. This post would suit an ODP, Adult Nurse (critical care or emergency nursing) or Paramedic with a relevant anaesthetics qualification and/or current experience.

The rota will include long shifts, weekend and night work. The shift times are: 07:30-20:00, 19:30-08:00, and 12.00-00.30. Major trauma education and skill development will be fully supported within the role.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.