The chief role of the Trauma
Fellow is to facilitate the day-to-day management of the
seriously ill trauma patient from resuscitation to rehabilitation.
The functions, which accompany this role include, Clinical
Activities, Quality Management, Education, Research and
defined Administrative tasks.
The Trauma Fellow must have a genuine interest in maintaining
the highest standards in trauma care, demonstrate excellent
interpersonal and communicative skills, have the ability
to work as a team member as well as take on leadership and
supervisory roles in all facets of trauma management
• Attend Trauma Team activations during working hours
and ensure that the patient progresses to definitive care
in an efficient timely fashion.
• Performs daily rounds of new patients with the Trauma
Coordinator and checks that a tertiary survey has been done
and documented in the notes.
• Performs daily round of trauma patients in ICU and
communicates with nursing and medical staff regarding the
patient’s progress.
• Participates in daily rounds of trauma patients
in the HDU and communicates with nursing, medical and paramedical
staff checking patient’s current condition and plan
of treatment.
• Attends weekly multidisciplinary rounds.
• Participates in the after hours on call emergency
roster.
• Identifies system problems in the hospital and reviews
same on a weekly basis with the Trauma Director and the
Trauma Coordinator
• Attends monthly Trauma Death Audit
• Works with the Trauma Director and Trauma Coordinator
to analyse data and identify trends that need evaluation.
• Participate in clinical research in trauma related
areas, develops a good working knowledge of trauma scoring
systems.
• Mentored and supervised by the Trauma Director,
present on national and international trauma conferences;
publish in peer-reviewed journals.
• Coordinate relevant research with registrars, residents
and interns acting in an advisory/mentor capacity
• Collates and reviews relevant journal articles.
• Responsible for organising monthly morbidity and
mortality audit.
• Participates in the development of trauma policies.
• Involved in the process of composing the Trauma
Committee meetings’ minutes.
• Participates in the development of the hospital’s
trauma manual
• Responsible for feedback to regional and urban trauma
centres regarding the management of trauma patients.
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