Resuscitation Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Resuscitation Officer to plan and deliver basic and advanced life support training across multiple sites. You will respond to adult cardiac arrests and paediatric emergencies as part of an expert team, and coordinate resuscitation equipment and simulation training.

The role requires ALS provider status and registrations with NMC and HCPC, with experience as an acute care clinician.

Qualifications

• ALS provider is required.
• NMC registration as a registered nurse is required.
• HCPC registration as a paramedic or ODP is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and deliver life support training across the trust.
• Respond to adult cardiac arrest and paediatric calls as part of the expert team.
• Facilitate experiential learning and team debrief sessions.

Skills

Audit

Communication

Educational skills

Flexibility

Education

ALS provider

NMC registration

HCPC registration

Job description

This Resuscitation Officer role sits within North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and its new Health and Social Care Academy, working across sites. The core work is planning and delivering basic and advanced life support training, and responding to adult cardiac arrest and paediatric emergency calls as an expert team member. The post also covers resuscitation equipment, simulation training, audit and the resuscitation database. Candidates must be registered nurses, paramedics or ODPs with ALS provider status.

What the job involves

• Plan, organise and deliver basic and advanced life support training across the trust
• Respond to adult cardiac arrest and paediatric emergency calls as an expert team member
• Facilitate experiential learning and team debrief
• Co-ordinate the use and maintenance of all resuscitation equipment in the trust
• Act as a professional resource for all members of the hospital team
• Act as key resource for simulation training
• Maintain high standards of resuscitation training through audit and act on issues identified
• Maintain an accurate resuscitation database
• Respond to critical incident investigations, producing action plans and providing appropriate training
• Offer support and advice to all staff after a resuscitation attempt and facilitate reflective practice

What’s required

Qualifications

• ALS provider

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a registered nurse
• HCPC registration as a paramedic or ODP

Experience

• Experienced clinical practitioner in acute care
• Evidence of planning, delivering and evaluating teaching programmes

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to perform audit
• Willing to work flexible times to meet service needs
• Educational aptitude in delivering research-based clinical education across a broad range of care needs
• Excellent communication skills
• Receptive to change

Nice to have

• ALS instructor
• APLS/EPLS instructor
• Experience teaching related life support skills such as first aid and BLS
• Awareness of the audit process
• Clinical skills teaching