Resuscitation and Simulation Operational Lead

Royal United Hospital; Bath; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Resuscitation and Simulation Operational Lead to enhance patient safety and service quality. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a dynamic team in delivering essential training and support for resuscitation practices. You will work closely with clinical staff to ensure high standards of care, while also developing innovative educational programs. Join a supportive environment that values teamwork and professional growth, where your expertise will significantly impact patient outcomes and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

Benefits

Staff Wellbeing Programs

Inclusive Work Environment

Career Development Opportunities

Access to Pool Facilities

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of acute/critical care nursing experience.
• Leadership experience in a resuscitation role at Band 6 level.

Responsibilities

• Manage the resuscitation operational service and ensure quality standards.
• Provide education and training to multi-professional staff.

Skills

Advanced Resuscitation Skills

Leadership and Management

Analytical Skills

Quality Improvement Methodologies

Training Development and Delivery

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Resuscitation and Simulation Operational Lead

Band 7

Main area Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 427-7050244

Site Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Trust Town Bath Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated specialist clinical expert within the field of resuscitation, simulation and / or human factors to join and help shape the team and service over the coming years.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside the Head of resuscitation and simulation services lead the delivery of essential programmes of work, which supports the Trust’s continuous patient safety and improvement culture.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in delivering, and developing others, to achieve service improvements as well as being a specialist in resuscitation and simulation.

If you have the energy, experience and capability to be part of a successful, dynamic team, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

You will be a specialist clinical expert within the field of resuscitation, simulation and / or human factors. You will manage the running of the resuscitation operational service on a day to day basis, under the Head of Resuscitation. You will provide specialist knowledge, professional advice and clinical support for all Trust staff, ensuring resuscitation quality standards are met.

You will provide specialist advice a to clinicians in all aspects of resuscitation practice.You will provide specialist education and training to multi-professional staff, internal and external to the Trust.

As a clinical expert you will receive complex local and national information that requires analysis, interpretation and to inform operational judgement. This will support you to leadthe development and implementation of the Trust wide resuscitation operational service, policy development and clinical audit and a practical application of expertise within clinical practice.

The post holder will deputies for the Head of Resuscitation and lead at a strategic and system level for the development of work-based systems relating to resuscitation, deteriorating patient education, as well as simulation and/ or human factors education.

You will provide leadership and management to the Resuscitation and Simulation Education Facilitators, overseeing the smooth running of the educational delivery and daily resuscitation operational service.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years Acute/critical care nursing experience with advanced resuscitation/clinical skills.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience at a Band 6 in a resuscitation role with leadership and managerial experience.
• Effective people management skills e.g. recruitment & selection, induction, appraisal, managing performance
• Excellent analytical skills for processing the receiving, interpreting and delivery of complex information.
• Applied knowledge of Quality Improvement methodologies
• A proven track record of training needs analysis, developing, delivering, facilitating and evaluating training.
• Experience of investigating serious incidents within a large complex organisation using a human factors systematic approach

Person specification

• Motivated, and able to articulate reasons for desire, to work in this clinical area.
• Ability to manually handle patients and equipment e.g. patient hoists, commodes, wheelchairs etc.
• Dexterity and accuracy required to perform physical skills with a high degree of precision, for example cannulation and defibrillation and airway management.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Dawn Georgina Fairclough Job title Head of resuscitation and clinical simulation Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01225824186