Resuscitation Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

As an active member of the medical emergency team, provide clinical support and advise as required when attending an emergency event.

Maintain the database for resuscitation outcomes, clinical risk, all training programs and participant attendance.

When required, present data, reports and evaluation to heads of departments, senior managers, the resuscitation committee, the risk and safety committee and clinical governance.

When necessary, meet with departments to assess training needs and provide appropriate advice and feedback regarding service provision.

To maintain the training equipment and training rooms.

To ensure sufficient stock is available, this includes training sundries and education manuals.

Education & Training

Teach basic and immediate resuscitation skills to agreed national and local guidelines. This is to include the NEWS and prevention of cardiac arrest in adult and paediatric.

Assess the competence of staff preforming resuscitation procedures and arrange retraining where appropriate.

Devise, plan, implement and evaluate training programmes for all grades of staff appropriate to their role at Moorfields Eye hospital.

To run in situ based simulated training exercises across the trust in non-clinical and clinical areas.

To support the volunteer services with any training requirements.

To be easily accessible and contactable by staff and when necessary, act as a resource.

In conjunction with learning and development maintain records of staff who have received resuscitation training.

To actively participate in giving and receiving peer review of teaching skills and abilities as part of on-going professional development.

Maintains own professional development

Quality & Risk

Ensure that Trust policy incorporates national guidance and when necessary, contributes to the review and updating of the policy.

Identify clinical risks related to emergency situations and action as necessary.

Lead on a programme of audit for the resuscitation service and ensure that any risks are identified and placed on the Trusts risk register.

Ensure emergency equipment is maintained and checked according to Trust policy.

Ensure necessary equipment stores are available to facilitate the running of nationally accredited courses.

Ensure that practice is evidence based and developed in accordance with new guidance.

.Monitor clinical incidents pertaining to resuscitation and when necessary, take action to minimise re-occurrence.

Take responsibility for ensuring that MHRA notices (resuscitation) are actioned in a timely manner.

In conjunction with the Head of Risk & safety lead on the NHSLA standards for resuscitation.

When required lead/collaborate with senior managers in Serious Untoward Incident enquiries.

Leadership

Be an active member of the Trusts resuscitation committee.

Co-ordinate the general day-today running of the resuscitation service within the post-holders specified areas of responsibility.

To act as a change agent and motivator in promoting best practice within the resuscitation service.

Be proactive and imaginative in developing resus-based education.

Ensure effective use of resources without compromising patient care.

Liaise with the Resuscitation Council (UK).

Facilitate continuation of the Trust as a licensed Resuscitation Council (UK) training centre.

All members of the resuscitation team are occasionally required to travel to other Moorfields sites and provide training and complete audits.

This includes

Northwick Park Hospital

Ealing Hospital

Croydon

Purley

Stratford

St Anns

Barking.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/ODP/Paramedic
• ILS/PILS Provider
• BLS/PBLS Instructor

Desirable

• Teaching and Assessing Qualification or Equivalent
• ALS/EPALS Provider
• ILS/PILS Instructor

Experience

Essential

• Experience as working as a Resuscitation Officer.
• Experience Teaching and Assessing Practical Skills.
• Evidence of on-going professional development.

Desirable

• Experience of developing and managing new projects.
• Clinical experience of autonomous practice in an acute setting with experience in resuscitation and management of deteriorating patients.

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates sound knowledge of current national resuscitation guidelines.
• Demonstrates experience of managing own time.
• Experience of participating in clinical governance issue.
• Proficient IT and presentation

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorfields Eye Hospital

162 city road

london

EC1V 2PD

Employer's website

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)