Band 6 Resuscitation Officer

Integrated Care System; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham is seeking a Band 6 Resuscitation Officer to enhance resuscitation training across its hospital sites. The role demands a registered healthcare practitioner with acute clinical experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to teach diverse staff. The ideal candidate will manage training delivery, participate in audits, and support medical emergencies, contributing to a culture of high-quality patient safety and care.

Qualifications

• RCUK ALS and/or EPALS provider or willingness to complete within the first 3 months of appointment.
• Previous teaching experience.
• Maintained relevant CPD activity in the past 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, administration, and delivery of all aspects of resuscitation training.
• Provide professional advice and support related to resuscitation training, techniques, and equipment.
• Attend medical emergencies and cardiac arrests, maintaining clinical confidence and competence.

Skills

Teaching skills

Communication

Clinical confidence

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Degree or diploma in relevant field

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Resuscitation Officer

The closing date is 02 August 2025

Are you passionate about teaching and interested in resuscitation, patient safety, and quality improvement? Do you have a strong desire to develop both personally and professionally? We are seeking highly motivated individuals with recent acute clinical experience to join our friendly and dynamic resuscitation team.

You will be a registered healthcare practitioner (registered nurse, paramedic, or ODP) with recent or previous experience in acute clinical care. You must be an RCUK ALS and/or EPALS provider or willingness to complete this within the first 3 months of appointment. Additionally, you should be able to fulfil all roles and responsibilities, including travel requirements between sites, outlined in the job description.

Working patterns and shifts will vary Monday-Friday between the hours of 07:30-19:30

Applicants are strongly encouraged to arrange an informal visit prior to the interview.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to deliver a 10-minute presentation and participate in a clinical simulation during the interview.

Main duties of the job

You will assist in the planning, administration, and delivery of all aspects of resuscitation training across our four hospital sites and community locations. This includes teaching a diverse range of staff, including clinical personnel (nurses, doctors, paramedics etc) as well as other non-clinical hospital and community members.

Under the supervision of Senior Resuscitation Officers, you will provide professional advice and support related to resuscitation training, techniques, and equipment. Your duties will also include participating in the review and audit of hospital resuscitation procedures across the organisation.

You will attend medical emergencies and cardiac arrests involving both adults and children, maintaining and developing your your clinical confidence and competence. You must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a commitment to advancing clinical care standards through education, audit, and research.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• * NMC/HCPC registered practitioner
• * Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist clinical,managerial training, CPD to PGD level
• * Maintained relevant CPD activity of essential hours in the past 3 years
• * RCUK ALS and/or EPALS provider or willingness to complete within the first 3 months of appointment.
• * Previous teaching experience

Experience

• * Experience working in an acute setting
• * Sound Knowledge within the field of resuscitation.
• * Post registration clinical experience where a degree of autonomous working / Practice has been required.
• * Knowledge and experience with audio visual equipment.
• * Evidence of working on own initiative, managing time and prioritising.
• * Experience of conducting audit and / or research. Critically analyse research and apply to practice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust