Job summary
Become Our Resuscitation Lead!
Are you ready to shape the future of resuscitation care?Do you thrive at the intersection of clinical excellence, education, strategy, and leadership?This is your chance to inspire, innovate and lead a service that truly makes a difference to our patients and staff.
As the Resuscitation Lead, you will be the driving force behind our organisation's resuscitation strategy. You'll oversee planning, delivery and governance of all CPR training from Basic Life Support to Advanced Life Support ensuring our teams are skilled, confident, and ready to act when it matters most.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
The Resuscitation service lead will be responsible for overall strategic planning, organisation and delivery of basic life support, intermediate life support, advanced life support training and associated training in line with the Trusts CPR Training Policy and in accordance with National Resuscitation Council Guidelines
The Resuscitation Service Lead will be responsible for ensuring a robust resuscitation service is provided Trust wide and to ensure that the service provides appropriate support clinically, educationally, and managerially.
The Lead will ensure that the service meets any statutory and mandatory requirements in terms of training provision (including national, regional and Deanery requirements), governance, resource allocation and management.
The Lead will ensure that the service meets any statutory and mandatory requirements in terms of training provision (including national, regional and Deanery requirements), governance, resource allocation and management
The lead will ensure effective operational delivery of this training via effective management of all resuscitation service resources.
The Lead will be required, to audit and monitor standards of resuscitation practice and equipment within the Trust. Assist with the procurement and monitoring of clinical equipment used during resuscitation within the Trust.
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Line manage the resuscitation, medical devices, medical gases training teams to ensure appropriate management of individuals and development of the teams.
Lead the resuscitation data audit collection acting as a conduit between clinical practice and the National Cardiac Arrest Audit (NCAA) formulating reports for the resuscitation committee and relevant clinical teams.
Project manage priority resuscitation training programmes across the organisation ensuring that clinical staff are supported to work in compliance with regulatory body standards for meeting the national standards of safety and quality of care.
Lead on the development, delivery and support of the national adult and paediatric advanced / immediate life support courses run by the department.
Support the Trusts resuscitation teams and be involved in the development and implementation of resuscitation policies and procedures trust wide.
Support the Resuscitation committee and act as a senior member of the group. Provide assurance to this committee with regards to training for resuscitation, clinical practice standards and results of clinical audit.
Maintain a specialist knowledge base to support the lead for department of professional healthcare education to lead on clinical education in resuscitation services.
Lead and coordinate mandatory training in order to be compliant with national standards and regulations and governance.
Provide information and professional advice to support the Trust to meet national standards and legislative requirements in relation to resuscitation and medical emergencies.
Lead on the developments, implementation and audit of the Trusts Resuscitation policy
Job description
Job responsibilities
Line manage the resuscitation, medical devices, medical gases training teams to ensure appropriate management of individuals and development of the teams.
Lead the resuscitation data audit collection acting as a conduit between clinical practice and the National Cardiac Arrest Audit (NCAA) formulating reports for the resuscitation committee and relevant clinical teams.
Project manage priority resuscitation training programmes across the organisation ensuring that clinical staff are supported to work in compliance with regulatory body standards for meeting the national standards of safety and quality of care.
Lead on the development, delivery and support of the national adult and paediatric advanced / immediate life support courses run by the department.
Support the Trusts resuscitation teams and be involved in the development and implementation of resuscitation policies and procedures trust wide.
Support the Resuscitation committee and act as a senior member of the group. Provide assurance to this committee with regards to training for resuscitation, clinical practice standards and results of clinical audit.
Maintain a specialist knowledge base to support the lead for department of professional healthcare education to lead on clinical education in resuscitation services.
Lead and coordinate mandatory training in order to be compliant with national standards and regulations and governance.
Provide information and professional advice to support the Trust to meet national standards and legislative requirements in relation to resuscitation and medical emergencies.
Lead on the developments, implementation and audit of the Trusts Resuscitation policy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional with current registration i.e., NMC, HCPC
- Post registration Acute/Critical Care Qualification at degree level or above e.g. ED, Critical Care, Acute Medicine
- Post graduate Training / education qualification (e.g., postgraduate Cert/Dip) or willing to work towards
- Either, current, ALS Provider or APLS Provider
Desirable
- Leadership and management qualification at degree level or above
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a National Health Service provider unit
- Demonstrable experience of working in an acute/critical care service front line e.g. ED, Critical Care, Acute Medicine
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of working with HEE and FE sector
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Enhanced interpersonal skills to handle group facilitation, 1:1 coaching
- Developed analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to use a wide range of techniques (facilitation, coaching, instruction, etc.) and a range of delivery media
- Demonstrable experience of delivering Personal skills and development programmes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional with current registration i.e., NMC, HCPC
- Post registration Acute/Critical Care Qualification at degree level or above e.g. ED, Critical Care, Acute Medicine
- Post graduate Training / education qualification (e.g., postgraduate Cert/Dip) or willing to work towards
- Either, current, ALS Provider or APLS Provider
Desirable
- Leadership and management qualification at degree level or above
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a National Health Service provider unit
- Demonstrable experience of working in an acute/critical care service front line e.g. ED, Critical Care, Acute Medicine
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of working with HEE and FE sector
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Enhanced interpersonal skills to handle group facilitation, 1:1 coaching
- Developed analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to use a wide range of techniques (facilitation, coaching, instruction, etc.) and a range of delivery media
- Demonstrable experience of delivering Personal skills and development programmes
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).
