(*) Trigger Response / Resuscitation Officer

VerseOne Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

VerseOne Group’s Trigger Response team comprises experienced nurses and allied health professionals delivering outreach care and life support training across the hospital.

The team reviews and treats deteriorating patients, aiming to reverse deterioration and prevent unnecessary critical care admissions, while delivering training in line with National Outreach Forum standards and Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.

Qualifications

• Support the safe delivery of clinical practice and guidance to ward and departments regarding deteriorating patients.
• Undertake research and lead clinical audit relating to resuscitation and care of the deteriorating patient.
• Attend deteriorating patients, cardiac arrest and trauma calls as part of the team.
• Obtain and maintain Resuscitation Council UK instructor status and follow its guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and co-ordinate internal and external training programmes and education.
• Share skills to ward areas and support staff to reduce length of stay and improve patient care and safety.
• Maintain professional profile and adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Lead when required and contribute to governance and quality initiatives.

Job description

The Trigger Response team are an experienced team of acutely trained nurses and allied health professionals that provide both outreach provision, and also resuscitation training. As an outreach team, the Trigger Response pro-actively review, investigate and treat deteriorating patients across the entire hospital demographic. They work independently and autonomously to ensure that patients have up to date and appropriate plans of care. They aim to reverse acute deterioration, and prevent unnecessary critical care admissions. The Trigger Response abide by the National Outreach Forum operational standards:

• Patient Track & Trigger
• Rapid Response
• Education, Training & Support
• Patient Safety & Clinical Governance
• Audit, Evaluation, patient outcomes & quality of care
• Enhancing service delivery

The Trigger Response also provide all levels of life support training in accordance with the Resuscitation Council UK which consists of:

• BLS (Paeds & Adults)
• ILS (Paeds & Adults)
• ALS
• EPALS
• NLS

They also provide other specific training to staff with regards to patient assessment, and treatment of specific emergency presentations. Main duties of the job: To support the safe delivery of clinical practice and guidance to ward and departments with regards to deteriorating patients. Under supervision the post holder will support and implement practice to ensure a high standard and safe level of patient care is achieved. The post holder carries continuing responsibility for the provision of a highly specialist service which includes the development of trust wide clinical practice, planning, organisation and co-ordination of internal and external training programmes and education, consultation and information resource, undertake research and to lead clinical audit relating to resuscitation and care of the deteriorating patient. With support through clinical assessment and intervention avert admissions to critical care, share skills to ward areas and support staff to reduce hospital length of stay and improve patient care and safety. Is required to attend deteriorating patients, cardiac arrest and trauma calls, functioning as a member of team as necessary, leading when required. Maintain a professional profile and develop skills, knowledge and competencies adhering to specific professional Code of Conduct, Trust Policies and Procedures. Is expected to obtain and maintain Resuscitation Council UK instructor status and to follow guidelines set out by Resuscitation Council UK.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.