Job summary
This role will provide a specialist and advanced level of knowledge, provide strategic direction and expert advice in relation to resuscitation and medical emergency subjects to enhance the responsiveness and efficiency of care provision and the overall quality of patient care within all of the services. The role is the Trust subject matter expert to advise and deliver on statutory and mandatory training for all staff.
Main duties of the job
- Write, update and advise in relation to resuscitation/medical emergency policy and implementation of resulting training in all aspects of resuscitation (adult and paediatric) and associated subjects
- Work with the Head of Training to deliver the resuscitation skills programme to multi-professional staff across Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust
- 15hrs (2 days) a week as part of the training team in Education to deliver our Basic Life Support, and Immediate Life Support training or other clinical skills
- Facilitate the development and work with the Training coordination of training, (including Drills) both adult and paediatric, basic and immediate life support as appropriate to all staff throughout the Trust.
- Quality monitoring- ensuring compliance with Resuscitation council (UK)
- Take strategic lead for resuscitation related Audits
- Advising as required on the management of critical care of patients within the Trust
- Responsible, together with the Physical Health and Medical Emergency and Resuscitation steering Group for the supervision, review and audit of resuscitation procedures and equipment within the Trust
- To be resource to all disciplines concerning resuscitation procedures
- Take strategic lead to identify the different levels of resuscitation/medical emergency training and related subjects, assessing target audience descriptions and numbers annually
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support the clinical managers in facilitating the development of acute clinical skills of staff within the trust and in line with requirements from Learning & Development to meet national and local targets
- Advise and update relevant algorithms and policies through identified service leads on resuscitation requirements
- Facilitate the promotion of evidence-based resuscitation and peri arrest practice/clinical effectiveness within the clinical area, implementing service specific audits and any relevant remedial action including training as required, to maintain quality standards
- Determine the requirements for the trust in relation to emergency equipment required and advise directors and clinical managers accordingly with regards to the procurement of equipment
- Management of all resuscitation equipment including contents and resuscitation consumables.
- Work closely with the Medical Devices Manager to ensure Trust clinical areas have access to appropriate medical equipment
- A member of the Medical Devices Committee
- Investigate incidents relating to resuscitation, and complaints and advice regarding changes in practice to improve quality of service
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support the clinical managers in facilitating the development of acute clinical skills of staff within the trust and in line with requirements from Learning & Development to meet national and local targets
- Advise and update relevant algorithms and policies through identified service leads on resuscitation requirements
- Facilitate the promotion of evidence-based resuscitation and peri arrest practice/clinical effectiveness within the clinical area, implementing service specific audits and any relevant remedial action including training as required, to maintain quality standards
- Determine the requirements for the trust in relation to emergency equipment required and advise directors and clinical managers accordingly with regards to the procurement of equipment
- Management of all resuscitation equipment including contents and resuscitation consumables.
- Work closely with the Medical Devices Manager to ensure Trust clinical areas have access to appropriate medical equipment
- A member of the Medical Devices Committee
- Investigate incidents relating to resuscitation, and complaints and advice regarding changes in practice to improve quality of service
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 5 years' experience of working in a relevant clinical practice role at a senior level (Band 6)
- Experience of working as a paramedic or in a resuscitation or medical emergency role
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Resuscitation / Medical Emergency relevant qualification
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
Key Responsibilities
Essential
- oMaintain up to date clinical knowledge and skills, maintaining professional development for this role including relevant, BLS, ILS course updates and associated subjects
- oQuality monitoring- ensuring compliance with Resuscitation council (UK)
- oOrganisation of Immediate Life Support (ILS) Resuscitation Council (UK) validated course to Health Care Professionals within the trust, and the annual update following the course for the appropriate target audiences
- oTake strategic lead to identify the different levels of resuscitation/medical emergency training and related subjects, assessing target audience descriptions and numbers annually for the trust in line with national and local policies and guidelines
- oCo-Chair the Physical Health and Medical Emergency and Resuscitation steering Group
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 5 years' experience of working in a relevant clinical practice role at a senior level (Band 6)
- Experience of working as a paramedic or in a resuscitation or medical emergency role
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Resuscitation / Medical Emergency relevant qualification
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
Key Responsibilities
Essential
- oMaintain up to date clinical knowledge and skills, maintaining professional development for this role including relevant, BLS, ILS course updates and associated subjects
- oQuality monitoring- ensuring compliance with Resuscitation council (UK)
- oOrganisation of Immediate Life Support (ILS) Resuscitation Council (UK) validated course to Health Care Professionals within the trust, and the annual update following the course for the appropriate target audiences
- oTake strategic lead to identify the different levels of resuscitation/medical emergency training and related subjects, assessing target audience descriptions and numbers annually for the trust in line with national and local policies and guidelines
- oCo-Chair the Physical Health and Medical Emergency and Resuscitation steering Group
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
