Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen as Resuscitation Clinical Lead at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Resuscitation Clinical Lead will be responsible for the planning, organisation and delivery of both basic and advanced life support training throughout the Trust. This will require regular reassessment and changes. He/she will be expected to respond to adult cardiac arrest calls; paediatric emergency calls, acting as an expert member of the team and facilitating experiential learning and team debrief. On occasion he/she will be expected to lead the cardiac arrest team.
They will be responsible for the development, implementation and revision of the Trusts resuscitation policies. They will encourage evidence-based practice Trust wide by developing and revising hospital resuscitation guidelines, procedures and training in the light of new research and audit. The Resuscitation Department Clinical Lead will manage the Trusts resuscitation audits including the National Cardiac Arrest Audit (NCAA) and will be responsible for closing the audit loop by implementing change where indicated. The role involves presentation of key data at senior organisation level.
Main duties of the job
The Resuscitation Clinical Lead will be responsible for:
-The planning and provision of all aspects of resuscitation training
-Ensuring a safe resuscitation services throughout the organisation
-Attending resuscitation attempts
-Acting as a professional resource/advocate
-Ensuring evidenced based practice
-Leading and developing the resuscitation department/service
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
Your Leadership Impact
Leading your Team to Success
Leading Into the Future
Service Improvement for Beginners
Developing your Service Improvement Skills
Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust values and behaviours
Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided
courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree level Registered Nurse (NMC) or Degree level Registered Healthcare Professional (HCPC).
- Current ALS Instructor Status
- Masters degree or evidence of working towards.
- Leadership Qualification
Desirable
- Current Instructor Status - APLS GIC
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Physically capable of demonstrating and delivering practical resuscitation skills and procedures that are physically demanding and / or require complex techniques
- Able to plan, co-ordinate, manage the delivery of training to different professional groups.
- Ability to develop written protocols & guidelines
- Relevant healthcare legislation (Resuscitation, NMC)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of attending cardiac arrests and being an effective member of the team
- Relevant clinical experience in an acute area
- Experience in developing innovative practices/programme in resuscitation training
- Ability to prioritise workload and project manage
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree level Registered Nurse (NMC) or Degree level Registered Healthcare Professional (HCPC).
- Current ALS Instructor Status
- Masters degree or evidence of working towards.
- Leadership Qualification
Desirable
- Current Instructor Status - APLS GIC
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Physically capable of demonstrating and delivering practical resuscitation skills and procedures that are physically demanding and / or require complex techniques
- Able to plan, co-ordinate, manage the delivery of training to different professional groups.
- Ability to develop written protocols & guidelines
- Relevant healthcare legislation (Resuscitation, NMC)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of attending cardiac arrests and being an effective member of the team
- Relevant clinical experience in an acute area
- Experience in developing innovative practices/programme in resuscitation training
- Ability to prioritise workload and project manage
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).
