TCVP responsibilities 

• develop the TCVP to be the principal method of quality assurance and benchmarking for trauma services in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
• establish a framework that supports review of major and non-major trauma centres, and whole of region trauma systems
• coordinate the delivery and reporting of reviews in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
• evaluate and measure the efficiency of the program
• review evidence on contemporary trauma care standards and maintain the currency of the TCVP standard
• maintain relationships and reporting lines with program partners
• explore potential business opportunities including requests for verification of hospitals in other countries on their merit
• oversight of business processes and contractual obligations including financial audit is the responsibility of RACS

TCVPC AFRM Representative responsibilities

• volunteer for a minimum of 1 on-site hospital review per year
• review the reports of all hospitals assessed by the review panel (up to approximately 12 per year)
• contribute expertise and knowledge with a view to improving standards of trauma care
• ideally, already be an active reviewer within the program, where possible

Read the Trauma Care Verification Program Committee Terms of Reference (PDF) before applying.

Apply

To apply, email a complete expression of interest form (PDF) and CV to afrm@racp.edu.au

For more information, contact karen.coates@surgeons.org