Major Trauma Service Specialist Support Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the clinical service within the Cambridge Major Trauma Centre at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for a Major Trauma Specialist Support Nurse with a specialist interest in major trauma care.

Working as part of the wider Major Trauma Service clinical team you will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the care of major trauma patients from admission through to rehabilitation and discharge.

You will play a key worker role in the case management of major trauma patients, providing a link to ensure good communication and ensuring all aspects of care is coordinated throughout the major trauma pathway. You would be liaising between multi disciplines, supporting flow through the system, through facilitation of timely discharges and transfers, as well as liaising with post discharge services. Acting as an advocate for patients throughout their journey and linking with professionals across the wider East of England Trauma Network.

This role is also a great opportunity to further develop your skills and knowledge base to cover all spectrum of the management of major trauma patients and working across multiple trauma specialties within the regional Major Trauma Centre.

These roles are on a 9 month and 12 month fixed term contract / secondment.

Main duties of the job

Work as a Major Trauma Specialist support nurse within the Major Trauma Service.

Ensure care is coordinated from admission to discharge for all major trauma patients.

Facilitate and manage the major trauma pathway, linking with all relevant professionals across lead in-patients team in the Major Trauma Centre and EoE Trauma Network.

Assist in developing, implementing and auditing key performance indicators that support the streamlined major trauma patient pathway.

Coordinate the demands of safe, high quality and high responsive patient care from admission to discharge/repatriation

Implement and assist in changes to care provision.

Provide advice for clinicians, patients and relatives as required relating to major trauma patients.

Undertake post discharge patient follows-ups and feedback to Major Trauma Practitioners and where required lead in-patient teams.

Working for our organisation

Come Nurse with us…

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live. 

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 24 June 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 10 July 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. 

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered nurse.

Evidence of continuous professional development

Teaching or mentoring qualification

Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete

Desirable criteria

Degree

Research Module

To possess or working towards Level 1 Major Trauma Nurse competency module

Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrate expert nursing skills

Experience in pathway coordination

Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles

Accept personal accountability for own practice

Experience of formal/informal teaching

Desirable criteria

Participation in patient experience initiatives

NHS experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Understanding of evidence based practice

Understanding of Clinical Governance

Understanding and knowledge of specialist field

Desirable criteria

Understanding of major trauma pathway

Understanding of discharge planning processes

Skills

Essential criteria

Good verbal and written communication skills

Capable of working as an integral member of a small team

Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs

Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients

Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.

Effective interpersonal skills

Commitment to multidisciplinary working

Desirable criteria

Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills

Documentation, audit and presentation skills

Leadership skills

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Able to travel as required for the role

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

Bethany Langham

Job title

Major Trauma Lead Practitioner ( interim )

Email address

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Telephone number

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