Job summary
Primarily the role is concerned with delivering training in the deteriorating patient, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED) to all grades of staff across all specialties. In addition the post holder will have responsibilities, in quality assurance, clinical and training equipment provision and maintenance.
Main duties of the job
Teaching adult and paediatric Clinical Life Support (CLS) /Automatic External Defibrillation (AED) skills at all the hospital sites and in the community teams
Participate in and support quality assurance and audit activities within the department (e.g. for cardiac arrest equipment, Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and treatment (ReSPECT), and DNACPR, training and the National Cardiac Arrest Audit (NCCA))
Act as a point of contact for emergency equipment related issues
Assist with life support course coordination and preparing & setting up equipment
Support Trust wide provision of cardiac arrest equipment
Be available to provide resuscitation related clinical advice and support as appropriate
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Health Care Practitioner e.g Registered Nurse, Midwife, ODP, Paramedic.
Experience
Essential
- * Previous / recent experience of working in an acute NHS care setting (e.g ED, AMU, CCU)
- * Competent in Basic level Life Support (BLS) and use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
- * Experience of practical application of resuscitation in hospital setting; delivering high quality CPR
- * Ability to participate with the implementation of change, assist with and improving standards.
Desirable
- * Involvement in audit
- * Incident reporting and investigations
- * Teaching resuscitation skills
- * Teaching experience
- * Ongoing experience of practical application of resuscitation in an acute setting; delivering high quality CPR.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Demonstrate achievement of numeracy (including drug administration calculations) and literacy skills. Ability to read / write and speak , receive and understand instructions in English
- * Able to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team
- * Good IT knowledge & computer literacy (Word, Power Point and Excel)
- * Knowledge of the use of clinical resuscitation equipment
- * Understanding and have knowledge of the relevant governing bodies code of conduct.
- * Work as part of a team but able to work independently when required
- * Demonstrates enthusiasm for the subject required to teach
- * Good personal time management skills
- * Full driving license as this is a cross site role / Ability to fulfil travel requirements of post
- * Able to manage time effectively to carry out cross site working on a regular basis.
Desirable
- * Understand the audit process
- * Ability to motivate others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Health Care Practitioner e.g Registered Nurse, Midwife, ODP, Paramedic.
Experience
Essential
- * Previous / recent experience of working in an acute NHS care setting (e.g ED, AMU, CCU)
- * Competent in Basic level Life Support (BLS) and use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
- * Experience of practical application of resuscitation in hospital setting; delivering high quality CPR
- * Ability to participate with the implementation of change, assist with and improving standards.
Desirable
- * Involvement in audit
- * Incident reporting and investigations
- * Teaching resuscitation skills
- * Teaching experience
- * Ongoing experience of practical application of resuscitation in an acute setting; delivering high quality CPR.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Demonstrate achievement of numeracy (including drug administration calculations) and literacy skills. Ability to read / write and speak , receive and understand instructions in English
- * Able to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team
- * Good IT knowledge & computer literacy (Word, Power Point and Excel)
- * Knowledge of the use of clinical resuscitation equipment
- * Understanding and have knowledge of the relevant governing bodies code of conduct.
- * Work as part of a team but able to work independently when required
- * Demonstrates enthusiasm for the subject required to teach
- * Good personal time management skills
- * Full driving license as this is a cross site role / Ability to fulfil travel requirements of post
- * Able to manage time effectively to carry out cross site working on a regular basis.
Desirable
- * Understand the audit process
- * Ability to motivate others.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
