North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Community Resuscitation Training Officer

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Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Do you want to provide quality assurances to the trust, enjoy meeting people and want to make a difference to the service we provide through volunteers as well as local communities across the North East?

Then this is the role for you!

The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit someone to join our team as a secondment until end March 2025.

Directly accountable to the Volunteer Development Manager, you will provide efficient and effective support to internal and external team member and stakeholders, within a multi-disciplinary team supporting CFR Volunteers as well as other volunteer areas, you must have excellent people skills with a dynamic approach and can think outside the box.

The successful candidate will also require excellent communication skills that are essential to the role, with the ability to be flexible using effective time management skills to prioritise workloads, be computer literate and always ensure professionalism.

Candidates must have an A Level or equivalent, be able to have experience in training delivery and basic and advanced life support skills

Candidates must hold a current valid UK driving License.

Be prepared to Travel.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of Basic and Emergency Life Support Training to internal and external groups.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of Statutory and Mandatory Training of both internal and external volunteers and will also support the team with training delivery when required.

The post holder will support the Volunteer Team in ensuring that all relevant procedures are carried out appropriately and the department fulfils its statutory obligations.

About us

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

Details

Date posted

25 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

340-CRTO-09-24

Job locations

Dukesway Training Centre

1A Dukesway Court

Team Valley Trading Estate

NE11 0BH


Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the Community Resuscitation team with delivery of basic life support and AED training within the community. Deliver training to both internal and external groups around Basic Life and Emergency Life Support. Actively communicate with First Responder and community schemes ensuring that our service level is met and measured. Promotingthe principles of Basic Life Support, including CPR & AED training for the community in accordance with agreed principles to deliver early defibrillation (use of automated external defibrillators), including associated training for the identified groups, all the time promoting NEAS. Marinatingaccurate records of training delivered in accordance with the criteria as well as being responsible for the regular servicing and maintaining of all equipment as per trust servicing and manufactures policies.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the Community Resuscitation team with delivery of basic life support and AED training within the community. Deliver training to both internal and external groups around Basic Life and Emergency Life Support. Actively communicate with First Responder and community schemes ensuring that our service level is met and measured. Promotingthe principles of Basic Life Support, including CPR & AED training for the community in accordance with agreed principles to deliver early defibrillation (use of automated external defibrillators), including associated training for the identified groups, all the time promoting NEAS. Marinatingaccurate records of training delivered in accordance with the criteria as well as being responsible for the regular servicing and maintaining of all equipment as per trust servicing and manufactures policies.

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Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • A-Level or equivalent qualification
  • Knowledge of information management and record keeping.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of training and development
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • A-Level or equivalent qualification
  • Knowledge of information management and record keeping.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of training and development

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dukesway Training Centre

1A Dukesway Court

Team Valley Trading Estate

NE11 0BH


Employer's website

https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dukesway Training Centre

1A Dukesway Court

Team Valley Trading Estate

NE11 0BH


Employer's website

https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Volunteer Development Manager

Beverley J Smith

beverley.smith@neas.nhs.uk

07817812501

Details

Date posted

25 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

340-CRTO-09-24

Job locations

Dukesway Training Centre

1A Dukesway Court

Team Valley Trading Estate

NE11 0BH


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