Senior Resuscitation & Deteriorating Patients Lead

NHS Jobs; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Canterbury is seeking a Senior Nurse Specialist for Resuscitation & Deteriorating Patients to provide specialist leadership in resuscitation education, governance, quality improvement, and equipment standardisation across the Trust.

The post holder will develop a highly skilled workforce through the delivery and oversight of resuscitation training and deterioration prevention, improving patient safety and clinical effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lead Nurse for Resuscitation and Deterioration in the strategic development and delivery of the Trust's resuscitation and deterioration prevention service.
• Develop and maintain effective collaborative relationships across clinical and corporate services to promote a consistent, evidence-based approach to managing deteriorating patients and medical emergencies.
• Line manage, supervise, support and appraise the Resuscitation Nurse Specialists and Resuscitation Clinical Skills Tutor, promoting professional development and high-quality service delivery.
• Lead and co-ordinate Trust-wide resuscitation education, training and competency programmes, ensuring staff maintain the knowledge and skills required for their roles.
• Deliver and support resuscitation and deteriorating patient training including BLS, CPR and AED, ILS/PILS, Anaphylaxis, Paediatric BLS and NEWS2/PEWS.
• Promote and develop simulation-based training to improve staff confidence and competence in managing deteriorating patients and medical emergencies.
• Ensure Trust policies, procedures and training programmes comply with national standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide specialist advice regarding resuscitation practices, DNACPR decisions and ReSPECT processes.
• Lead and coordinate resuscitation-related audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development projects.
• Produce and present quarterly Trust-wide resuscitation reports and provide expert advice and assurance reports as required.
• Undertake patient safety reviews using PSIRF methodology and support organisational learning from incidents and medical emergencies.
• Develop and maintain professional links with regional and national resuscitation networks to ensure best practice is embedded across the organisation.
• Work collaboratively with the Learning and Development Team to improve training compliance and workforce capability.
• Support Trust-wide clinical governance processes, ensuring risks are identified, escalated and appropriately managed.
• Contribute to wider Physical Health Team initiatives, campaigns and organisational priorities.

Job description

NHS Jobs in Canterbury is seeking a Senior Nurse Specialist for Resuscitation & Deteriorating Patients to provide specialist leadership in resuscitation education, governance, quality improvement, and equipment standardisation across the Trust.

The post holder will develop a highly skilled workforce through the delivery and oversight of resuscitation training and deterioration prevention, improving patient safety and clinical effectiveness.