Trust Resuscitation Manager

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Trust Resuscitation Manager to lead the organisation's resuscitation programme, ensuring safe, evidence-based emergency care across services.

You will provide strategic leadership, operational management and educational oversight, developing high-quality education programmes and standards while aligning with national guidelines and governance requirements.

Qualifications

• Advanced resuscitation expertise and leadership in acute care settings.
• Experience in education development for clinical staff.
• Strong governance, audit and patient safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Resuscitation Team including line management and workforce planning.
• Lead resuscitation governance with audits, risk management and reporting to senior committees.
• Develop, deliver and evaluate resuscitation education programmes (ILS, simulation, competency assessment).
• Act as the Trust's expert adviser on resuscitation and deteriorating patient care across services.
• Lead review and implementation of resuscitation policies and clinical guidelines.
• Drive quality improvement through audit, research, and simulation initiatives.
• Oversee Cardiac arrest audit programme and equipment governance.
• Provide procurement advice and governance for resuscitation equipment.
• Build multidisciplinary relationships with clinical, operational and executive colleagues.
• Represent the Trust regionally and nationally to influence future resuscitation development.

Skills

Resuscitation leadership

Clinical governance

Educational oversight

Audit and quality improvement

Strategic planning

Job description

The Trust Resuscitation Manager is the operational and professional lead for resuscitation services across the Trust, working in partnership with the Nurse Consultant for Deteriorating Patient and Clinical Skills to ensure patients receive safe, effective and evidence-based emergency care. The role provides strategic leadership, operational management, clinical expertise and educational oversight, ensuring the organisation meets national standards, regulatory requirements and best practice in resuscitation and deteriorating patient care

• Manage the day-to-day operational delivery of the Resuscitation Team, including line management, workforce planning and service development.


• Lead the Trust's resuscitation governance framework, providing assurance through audit, performance monitoring, risk management and reporting to senior committees.


• Develop, deliver and evaluate high-quality resuscitation education programmes, including Immediate Life Support (ILS), simulation training and competency assessment.


• Act as the Trust's expert adviser on resuscitation, deteriorating patient care and emergency response, supporting clinical teams across all services.


• Lead the review, development and implementation of resuscitation and deteriorating patient policies, procedures and clinical guidelines.


• Drive continuous quality improvement through audit, research, simulation, innovation and the implementation of evidence-based practice.


• Lead the Trust's cardiac arrest audit programme, emergency equipment assurance and simulation to improve patient outcomes.


• Provide expert advice on the procurement, standardisation and governance of resuscitation equipment across the organisation.


• Build strong multidisciplinary relationships with clinical, operational and executive colleagues


• Represent the Trust locally, regionally and nationally, maintaining awareness of emerging evidence and influencing the future development of resuscitation services.

At Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), you'll be part of one of the UK's most diverse and forward-thinking NHS organisations, caring for people across mental health, community health, learning disabilities, addictions, sexual health, dentistry and health and justice services. Serving more than two million people across London, Milton Keynes and beyond, CNWL is committed to delivering compassionate, innovative and evidence-based care. This is an exciting time to join our Nursing Directorate. We are transforming how we recognise and respond to deteriorating patients through digital innovation, simulation, patient safety improvement and multidisciplinary collaboration. As Trust Resuscitation Manager, you'll have the opportunity to influence care at scale-working alongside passionate clinicians, educators and leaders to shape strategy, improve patient outcomes and embed a culture of continuous learning. Whether leading Trust-wide initiatives, developing future clinical leaders or introducing innovative approaches to resuscitation and deteriorating patient care, your work will have a lasting impact across a diverse range of services and communities. At CNWL, we value curiosity, collaboration and continuous improvement. We invest in our people, encourage innovation and provide opportunities to develop professionally while making a genuine difference to the lives of patients, families and colleagues every day.

Core Purpose

Core Purpose The post holder leads the Trust-wide resuscitation programme by bringing togetherpatient safety, clinical governance, education, quality improvement and operational delivery. They are responsible for ensuring that resuscitation systems are safe, responsive and continuously improving while supporting clinical teams across mental health, community, learning disability and specialist services.

Strategic Leadership

Strategic Leadership The role develops and delivers the Trust's resuscitation strategy, translating national guidance into local practice. It provides expert advice to senior leaders, influences policy development, identifies emerging risks and ensures that resuscitation remains embedded within the wider deteriorating patient agenda and organisational quality priorities.

Clinical Governance and Patient Safety

Clinical Governance and Patient Safety A significant element of the role is providing assurance that the Trust complies with national standards through:

• Leading resuscitation governance


• Supporting PSIRF investigations involving resuscitation or deterioration


• Monitoring organisational risks


• Leading audit programmes


• Identifying learning from incidents


• Driving quality improvement initiatives


• Reporting assurance to Trust committees and executive teams., The Trust Resuscitation Manager leads the development of a comprehensive education programme that ensures every member of staff receives the appropriate level of resuscitation training for their role. This includes:

• Immediate Life Support (ILS)


• Adult and paediatric resuscitation education


• Simulation training


• Competency assessment


• Development of future instructors


• Maintaining Resuscitation Council (UK) standards across the organisation.

Service Improvement

Service Improvement The role acts as a change leader by identifying opportunities to improve systems, introducing innovation and embedding evidence-based practice. This includes reviewing policies, improving emergency response processes, supporting new technologies and strengthening organisational resilience.

Operational Management

The post holder manages the day-to-day operation of the Resuscitation Team, including:

• Line management


• Workforce planning


• Recruitment and retention


• Equipment governance


• Procurement advice


• Resource management


• Prioritisation of service demands across the Trust.

Collaboration

Success depends on building strong partnerships across the organisation, working closely with:

• Executive nursing leadership


• Medical staff


• Clinical governance teams


• Physical healthcare teams


• Learning and development


• Ward leaders


• Pharmacists


• Medical devices groups


• External healthcare partners.

Research, Audit and Continuous Improvement

The role uses audit, incident data and research to evaluate performance, identify themes and implement improvements. Regular cardiac arrest audits, emergency equipment assurance and simulated emergency exercises provide evidence that systems remain safe and effective while informing future improvements.

Professional Profile

The Trust Resuscitation Manager is an experienced registered healthcare professional with advanced resuscitation expertise, strong leadership capability and extensive experience in education, service improvement and clinical governance. They combine strategic thinking with operational delivery and act as a highly visible expert resource across the organisation.

Overall Impact

This role ensures that the Trust has a modern, high-quality resuscitation service that improves patient outcomes through safer systems, highly skilled staff, effective governance and continuous learning. It bridges strategy and frontline practice, ensuring that every resuscitation event becomes an opportunity to improve care and strengthen patient safety across the organisation.