Resuscitation Practitioner

Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Resuscitation Practitioner to support education, simulation, patient safety initiatives and clinical skills training across the Trust.

The post holder will promote best practice in resuscitation and patient safety, contribute to mandatory training and help ensure staff have the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering resuscitation education and training (e.g., course delivery, skills assessment).
• Ability to use evidence-based teaching methods and simulation to train staff.
• Knowledge of national resuscitation standards and mandatory training requirements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and support a wide range of resuscitation and patient safety education programmes across the Trust.
• Teach and assess clinical skills using evidence-based approaches and simulation methodologies.
• Support compliance with national resuscitation standards, Trust policies and mandatory training requirements.
• Provide specialist advice and support to multidisciplinary teams on resuscitation and patient safety matters.
• Contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of education programmes and learning events.
• Support quality improvement, audit, governance and service development activities within the Resuscitation Service.
• Work collaboratively with ward managers, clinical teams and key stakeholders to identify and address learning needs.
• Contribute to course faculty, simulation activity, emergency response support, resuscitation equipment assurance and other operational functions of the Resuscitation Service.

Skills

Resuscitation education

Clinical skills teaching

Simulation-based education

Educational program development

Audit and governance support

Job description

The Resuscitation Practitioner will work as part of the Trust-wide Resuscitation Service, supporting the delivery of high-quality resuscitation education, simulation, patient safety initiatives and clinical skills training across Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will promote best practice in resuscitation and patient safety, contribute to statutory and mandatory training, support clinical teams, and help ensure staff have the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.

• Deliver and support a wide range of resuscitation and patient safety education programmes across the Trust.
• Teach and assess clinical skills using evidence-based approaches and simulation methodologies.
• Support compliance with national resuscitation standards, Trust policies and mandatory training requirements.
• Provide specialist advice and support to multidisciplinary teams on resuscitation and patient safety matters.
• Contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of education programmes and learning events.
• Support quality improvement, audit, governance and service development activities within the Resuscitation Service.
• Work collaboratively with ward managers, clinical teams and key stakeholders to identify and address learning needs.
• Contribute to course faculty, simulation activity, emergency response support, resuscitation equipment assurance and other operational functions of the Resuscitation Service.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neonatal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louella Baker Job title: Lead Resuscitation Practitioner Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01213338613