Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Advanced Practitioner to join the Major Trauma team at the Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital (GMMTH), based at Salford Royal. This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of the UK’s leading Level 1 Major Trauma Centres, delivering high-quality care to patients with complex and life-threatening injuries.

The post holder will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary Major Trauma team, providing advanced clinical assessment, decision-making and coordination of care for patients admitted to the Major Trauma wards. The role spans the entire patient pathway, supporting patients from initial admission through to recovery, rehabilitation planning and discharge.

Main duties of the job

Working alongside consultant surgeons and physicians, specialty teams, nursing staff, therapists and the Major Trauma coordination team, the Advanced Practitioner will play a key role in ensuring timely assessment, safe patient flow, high-quality documentation and adherence to national Major Trauma standards, including tertiary surveys and rehabilitation planning.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in acute care, emergency medicine, trauma, or surgical specialties. You will demonstrate advanced clinical skills, excellent communication and leadership abilities, and a passion for improving outcomes for patients with major trauma.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a highly specialist service at the forefront of trauma care, contributing to service development, education, research and quality improvement in a dynamic and supportive team environment.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.