The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Resuscitation Officer

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Job summary

Following recent staffing and management changes, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professional to join our busy and dynamic resuscitation team. We provide high quality resuscitation training and education to all staff across the trust and community services. We have access to new and spacious training facilities. Training delivery is in line with Resuscitation Council Guidelines.

  • Interview date: 13th February 2024
  • 37 hours 30 minutes /week
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Main duties of the job

  • You will teach, lead and evaluate a range of adult and paediatric resuscitation courses to all levels of staff across the trust depending on clinical requirements. These range from the deteriorating patient, resuscitation awareness up to basic and advanced life support.
  • Following an induction period you will be required to attend adult and paediatric cardiac arrest calls.
  • You will carry out training needs analysis, course planning, course evaluation, audits and act as a subject matter expert to advise staff on resuscitation issues as they arise.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Details

Date posted

19 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2024-03-39-DR

Job locations

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • As a member of the Education and Workforce Development team provide high quality, responsive education and development activity which support achievement of organisational objectives and the Trust agenda.
  • To provide resuscitation training and education within the guidelines of the Trust, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
  • To provide resuscitation training which reflects current evidence and policy based practice under the direction of the Senior Resuscitation Officer
  • To provide clinical and technical support and advice as an active member of the cardiac arrest team.
  • Will lead on specified, agreed training programmes.
  • Will be responsible for maintaining accurate resuscitation training records.
  • Contribute to the development of specialised programmes relating to resuscitation and the deteriorating patient.
  • Play an active role in the multidisciplinary team of trust wide staff and stakeholders involved in resuscitation and the deteriorating patient
  • To identify and participate in trials and evaluations of resuscitation and other related equipment.
  • Provide basic life support training (adult and paediatric) to all levels and disciplines of staff across the Trust.
  • Will provide intermediate and advanced life support training to appropriate groups of staff.
  • The post holder will assist in maintaining resuscitation equipment requirements by ordering supplies through standard ordering procedures.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • As a member of the Education and Workforce Development team provide high quality, responsive education and development activity which support achievement of organisational objectives and the Trust agenda.
  • To provide resuscitation training and education within the guidelines of the Trust, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
  • To provide resuscitation training which reflects current evidence and policy based practice under the direction of the Senior Resuscitation Officer
  • To provide clinical and technical support and advice as an active member of the cardiac arrest team.
  • Will lead on specified, agreed training programmes.
  • Will be responsible for maintaining accurate resuscitation training records.
  • Contribute to the development of specialised programmes relating to resuscitation and the deteriorating patient.
  • Play an active role in the multidisciplinary team of trust wide staff and stakeholders involved in resuscitation and the deteriorating patient
  • To identify and participate in trials and evaluations of resuscitation and other related equipment.
  • Provide basic life support training (adult and paediatric) to all levels and disciplines of staff across the Trust.
  • Will provide intermediate and advanced life support training to appropriate groups of staff.
  • The post holder will assist in maintaining resuscitation equipment requirements by ordering supplies through standard ordering procedures.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • Qualified Registered Nurse/ODP
  • Valid NMC/HCPC registration or equivalent
  • Qualified to diploma or degree level in a related subject or equivalent specialist study/experience
  • Trained and qualified to Certificate of Education, or comparable award.
  • Has successfully completed a Resuscitation Course ALS (Advanced Life Support) / one of the advanced paediatric life support courses (APLS / EPLS).
  • Will be expected to undertake and maintain provider status in one of the above courses and work towards instructor status.

Desirable

  • Degree level education

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience in acute care setting in order to have clinical credibility
  • High standard of general education, excellent standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Previous experience in a training role including designing, delivering and evaluating programmes/workshops for multi-disciplinary teams and diverse staff groups at a range of levels including senior staff groups.
  • Competent in the application of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
  • Knowledge and understanding of anti-discriminatory practice

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within the NHS, or similar large, complex organisation
  • Understanding of training needs analysis processes and training planning at departmental and organisational level.
  • Managerial / training experience.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • High quality interpersonal skills, with confidence to communicate positively (day to day, and through the medium of training) at all levels within the Trust and in external organisations.
  • Ability to manage time effectively and work under pressure to deliver a high quality training service, which covers a diverse range of subjects, to staff working within all disciplines in the Trust
  • Proven ability to teach Basic Life Support / AED and Deteriorating Patient and Clinical skills

Desirable

  • Ability to course direct Resuscitation Council (UK) and Advanced Life Support Courses
Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • Qualified Registered Nurse/ODP
  • Valid NMC/HCPC registration or equivalent
  • Qualified to diploma or degree level in a related subject or equivalent specialist study/experience
  • Trained and qualified to Certificate of Education, or comparable award.
  • Has successfully completed a Resuscitation Course ALS (Advanced Life Support) / one of the advanced paediatric life support courses (APLS / EPLS).
  • Will be expected to undertake and maintain provider status in one of the above courses and work towards instructor status.

Desirable

  • Degree level education

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience in acute care setting in order to have clinical credibility
  • High standard of general education, excellent standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Previous experience in a training role including designing, delivering and evaluating programmes/workshops for multi-disciplinary teams and diverse staff groups at a range of levels including senior staff groups.
  • Competent in the application of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
  • Knowledge and understanding of anti-discriminatory practice

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within the NHS, or similar large, complex organisation
  • Understanding of training needs analysis processes and training planning at departmental and organisational level.
  • Managerial / training experience.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • High quality interpersonal skills, with confidence to communicate positively (day to day, and through the medium of training) at all levels within the Trust and in external organisations.
  • Ability to manage time effectively and work under pressure to deliver a high quality training service, which covers a diverse range of subjects, to staff working within all disciplines in the Trust
  • Proven ability to teach Basic Life Support / AED and Deteriorating Patient and Clinical skills

Desirable

  • Ability to course direct Resuscitation Council (UK) and Advanced Life Support Courses

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Resuscitation Officer

Thomas Young

thomasyoung@nhs.net

01912829198

Details

Date posted

19 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2024-03-39-DR

Job locations

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


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